This policy, initially implemented in 1987 and then consolidated under the presidency of George H. W. Bush, effectively prohibited the entrance of these people to the United States with the exception of those who obtained a special waiver.
The activist, supported among others by the actress and then director of the AmfAR Elizabeth Taylor, publicly dared the Federal Government to arrest him and deport him at the airport when he returned to the country, as the entry ban established.
[6][7] The action sparked international media attention, and ended with the normal entry of Fábregas into the country, where he was received by a large group of activists.
[10][15] In 2019, several associations from A Coruña launched a series of informative sessions around HIV inspired by his figure,[16] and 2021 saw the release of a documentary about him, titled Fighting Barriers and directed by Domingo Díaz.
[17][18] The GLBT Historical Society of San Francisco preserves the archive of Fábregas' papers, consisting of six boxes of documents donated by his partner, Jeffrey L.