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San Francisco immigration judge drops deportation case against married gay man
An immigration judge in San Francisco has dropped the deportation case against a married gay man following the Obama Administration’s announcement last week of policy changes that would relax enforcement of “low threat” cases.
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Change in immigration policy could benefit same-sex binational couples
The Obama Administration has announced it plans to implement changes in U.S. immigration policy, the result of which could benefit bi-national same-sex couples.
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U.S. government rips man away from AIDS-afflicted spouse
After some legal wins in the cases of bi-national gay and lesbian couples, this devastating story comes out of San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle reports on Bradford Wells, a U.S. citizen, and Anthony John Makk, a citizen of Australia. The two were legally married in Massachusetts seven years ago and have lived together 19 […]
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Deportation proceedings dismissed in same-sex marriage immigration case
Another battle which is loosening the Jenga pieces is the bigoted piece of legislation known as DOMA — officials have canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man in New Jersey who is married to an American man.
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GOP could tip the scale for gay marriage, binational LGBT couples in limbo
The fight for marriage intensifies in New York with the long-awaited marriage bill finally introduced. But do LGBT groups have the support needed to pass it?
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Federal immigration judge halts deportation case of same-sex spouse
A federal immigration judge on Friday halted the deportation of Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan native who married U.S. citizen Josh Vandiver in Connecticut last year.
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Is DOMA Sinking? AG Holder vacates gay couple’s deportation case
While Organizations like ALL OUT and GetEQUAL are pushing to stop tomorrow’s deportation of Henry Valendia, thus tearing him apart from his legal marriage with Joshua Vandiver, it seems Attorney General Eric Holder is taking further steps to discredit the ant-gay Defense of Marriage Act.
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Married partner faces deportation hearing as a result of ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts speaks with Josh Vandiver and Henry Velandia, a binational same-sex couple married last year in Connecticut, where gay marriage is legal. As a result of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Velandia is facing deportation hearing on May 6.
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Why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend DOMA?
There’s going to be marriage than ever before, with another survey showing majority support for the freedom to marry. So why are Republicans spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend a law that could tear apart legally married couples like Henry and Josh?