U.S: Federal judge denies lesbian Ugandan woman’s plea for release, stay of removal

Posted on 22/07/2018 by | 1 Comment

The Rev. Hall Kirkham (left) embraced a woman from Uganda, whose daughter is trying to stay in the US to escape persecution because she is gay.

A Massachusetts federal court judge ruled late Thursday that he has no jurisdiction to delay deportation proceedings of a gay Ugandan woman who has said she believes she could be persecuted, and even killed, if she returns to Uganda, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by life in prison.

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One response to “U.S: Federal judge denies lesbian Ugandan woman’s plea for release, stay of removal”

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