Still unconstitutional: Trying to oust immigrants from Farmers Branch, Texas through discriminatory, anti-immigrant housing laws. Farmers Branch’s Latino population is over 45%. The Dallas suburb’s ordinance criminalized housing rentals to those immigrants it considered unlawfully present. The law never took effect; it was blocked from the outset by two previous court decisions. The Fifth Circuit Court of… Read More »
Take Heart, Texans: Immigration Appeals Court on Marriage Equality
“Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act . . .is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages and spouses under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid under the laws of the State where it was celebrated.” So ruled the national Board of Immigration Appeals on July 17, 2013,… Read More »
DOMA’s Death ♥ and Marriage Equality
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s June 26, 2013 statment about immigration benefits following the Supreme Court’s declaration of DOMA’s unconstitutionality: I applaud today’s Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor holding that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. This discriminatory law denied thousands of legally married same-sex couples many important… Read More »
Immigration Benefits for Gay Married Couples
DOMA is ruled unconstitutional. The Supreme Court issued its decision this morning. Read it here. Federal law, including benefits, must now apply equally to all legally married couples – whether same sex or opposite sex. Gay married couples may now seek applicable IMMIGRATION BENEFITS.
Dead Citizens Have More Rights Than Gay Citizens
When it comes to sponsoring a husband or wife for a green card, you’re better off dead than gay.
2012: Asylum “Banner” Year
In 2002, John Ashcroft’s Justice Department rejected nearly two-thirds of immigration court asylum-seekers. In 2012 the approval number rose to more than 55%. Immigration judges granted nearly 12,000 aliens asylum. (The numbers are less rosy in Texas. More on that in a moment.)
DOMA Immigration Obstacles
3 Ways DOMA Hinders Immigration Benefits
4 Steps To Start Making Things Better
DOMA, the Defense Of Marriage Act, treats a U.S. citizen’s same-sex spouse as a legal stranger. DOMA ‘s Section 3 defines marriage as between one man and one woman. Many immigration benefits available to married heterosexual couples are denied to same-sex married couples.
Got Rights. Get Educated. IMMIGRATION WARRANT
7 Facts Immigration Won’t Disclose If They Come To Your Home With An Administrative Warrant. If Immigration and Customs Enforcement comes to your home with an immigration warrant, it doesn’t have the power you might think it does.
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