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Board of Immigration Appeals rejects ‘DOMA denials’ for binational same sex couples
The Board of Immigration Appeals has rejected the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ denial of four green cards for married gay and lesbian binational couples. The rejection means that the USCIS must complete a full fact-finding investigation to determine whether the foreign spouses qualify for a green card under the…
Senators urge gov’t to accept green card applications from same sex couples
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) is calling on the Obama administration to stop denying green card applications submitted by same sex bi-national couples. The Massachusetts senator and 11 of his Senate colleagues sent a letter (.pdf) to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice Wednesday asking them to hold…
U.S. immigration service will no longer accept green card applications from bi-national same sex couples
A victory scored by married bi-national same sex couples this week turned out to be only temporary. After only one day, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it would no longer accept green card applications from gays and lesbians with spouses from abroad. “The guidance we were…
U.S. immigration service accepting green card applications from bi-national same sex couples
Married bi-national same sex couples scored a victory Monday when the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it would no longer deny their green card applications. “USCIS has issued guidance to the field asking that related cases be held in abeyance while awaiting final guidance related to…
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