Justice Dept. to Continue Policy Against Same-Sex Marriage

Dan82 · May 8, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09marriage.html?_r=1&hpw

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09marriage.html?_r=1&hpwAfter two instances in which deportations were suspended in immigration cases involving same-sex couples, the Justice Department has cautioned that it will continue to enforce a law that bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages.

A Justice Department official said Saturday that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. had made no change in the administration’s approach to the law, the Defense of Marriage Act, suggesting that deportations could continue in other immigration cases involving married gay couples.

On Friday, an immigration judge in Newark suspended the deportation of Henry Velandia, a Venezuelan man who was legally married last year in Connecticut to an American citizen, Josh Vandiver. The judge cited an unusual action by Mr. Holder in a different case...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/us/09marriage.html?_r=1&hpw
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Justice Dept. to Continue Policy Against Same-Sex Marriage

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