Gay married immigrant fights deportation in California

This particular article is dealing with an issue that will most likely continue to occur in state's acknowledging gay marriage. Alfonso Garcia has been in the U.S. since childhood and reported that his papers filled for residency. Garcia and his partner were married in New York and now live in the San Francisco Bay area, but the federal immigration court doesn't recognize gay marriage under the federal Defense of Marriage Act. If deported, Garcia faces being excluded from the U.S. for ten years.

The article stood out to me because of the issue and circumstances surrounding the couple. I wonder how many other same-sex couples are dealing with this issue in states that o not recognize their relationship as permanent? This issue brought presidential awareness and will obviously create some changes