Charlie Arehart, pastor of MCC of the Rockies in Denver, and Frank Zerilli, Rev.
The petition was initially denied, with a letter stating that "[Adams and Sullivan] have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.
They later filed a second suit arguing that Sullivan's deportation after the couple had been together for 8 years constituted an "extreme hardship."
Following that loss, they traveled in Europe for a year, but they eventually returned to the U.S. and stopped doing high-profile activism to avoid attention from immigration authorities.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to reopen and reconsider Adams' petition for a marriage-based green card.
[6][7] On January 5, 2014, the USCIS approved Adams' immigrant visa petition filed in 1975 on behalf of his husband.