He disclosed his immigration status in 2011, writing in an essay for the New York Times Magazine, "I am still an undocumented immigrant. And that means living a different kind of reality. It means going about my day in fear of being found out. It means rarely trusting people, even those closest to me, with who I really am. It means reluctantly, even painfully, doing things I know are wrong and unlawful."

Source: Los Angeles Times December 21, 2017 15:44 UTC