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Obama administration to deport gay spouse of AIDS patient

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:39:58 +0000

The Obama Administration has ordered the deportation of a gay man who is the primary caregiver to his husband, who has AIDS.

Anthony John Makk of Australia must leave the U.S. by Aug. 25, the(...)

Ex-DC journalist says he’s an illegal immigrant

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:55:44 +0000

(Washington) For the past eight years, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas worried about a looming deadline: the expiration of a fake Oregon driver’s license that had allowed him to get his first(...)

Deportation of partner in same-sex couple halted

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:13:28 +0000

(Newark, N.J.) A Venezuelan salsa dancer who legally married an American man in a same-sex ceremony last year has had his deportation placed on hold.

The decision comes one day after U.S.(...)

Same-sex couple seeks to suspend deportation

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:31:43 +0000

(Newark, NJ) A Venezuelan salsa dancer who legally married an American man in a same-sex ceremony last year is currently in a deportation hearing, one day after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder(...)

Holder issues surprise order to stop deportation

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 05 May 2011 21:51:23 +0000

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Thursday (May 5) vacated a deportation ruling against a gay man, suggesting that his relationship with a New Jersey man might qualify him to be considered as a(...)

US back to denying same sex couple visas

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:30:32 +0000

(Washington) After a brief reprieve, immigration authorities are once again denying applications for immigration benefits for same sex couples following a legal review.

Chris Bentley, a(...)

Gay immigration situation continues to confuse

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:00:56 +0000

So….yes, deportations of gay men and women married to a same-sex spouse are currently being held while immigration officials figure out the ramifications of the Obama Administration’s new DOMA(...)

Government says gay spouses won’t be deported – yet

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:27:31 +0000

(Washington) The government says applications for immigration benefits for same-sex couples will no longer be automatically denied but instead will be put on hold pending legal advice following(...)

Has the federal government stopped deporting married gay and lesbian immigrants?

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:05 +0000

The Daily Beast/Newsweek is reporting that the federal government may have ordered immigration authorities to stop deporting married foreign nationals who are married to U.S. citizens of the(...)

Weekend Watercooler: Miss New York has our backs

rayhunt — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:17:58 +0000

• Beauty and Guts. Move over anti-gay Miss USA contestant, Carrie Prejean, there’s a new queen in town. The newest Miss New York, Claire Buffie, is the first Miss America contestant, in it’s(...)