DOMA- Green Card- USCIS Issues Guidance!
This morning, The Department of Homeland Security issued much anticipated guidance on filing of same-sex marriage-based green card petitions. Below is a copy of the text from the DHS website.[…]
Tag: DOMA
Most Memorable AILA Conference!
Two historic events- one historic annual American Immigration Lawyers Association conference! First: striking down DOMA that allows same-sex marriages! Second: historic immigration bill passes Senate vote! Historic is an understatement![…]
DOMA- green card-USCIS
At the AILA annual conference, USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas delivered the keynote speech. With an audience of almost 4000 immigration lawyers, the Director said what we all wanted to hear[…]
Update on immigration law and same-sex marriage
Today Immigration Equality files a lawsuit on behalf of 5 gay and lesbian couples fighting for their rights to sponsor green cards for their same-sex spouses. See below (copied for[…]
Same-sex marriage and immigration?
On Monday, February 14th, 2012, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law a measure that makes Washington state the seventh to legalize same-sex marriage. She stated that it was “a day[…]
USCIS Puts Cases Involving Same-Sex Partners on Hold
More positive news for same-sex couples and immigration benefits (copied from AILA): Cite as “AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 11032842 (posted Mar. 28, 2011)” AILA has learned that USCIS headquarters has[…]
Traction in the fight for immigrations benefits for same-sex couples
On February 23, 2011, President Obama declared that he and his administration will not defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and he concludes that all laws[…]