Immigration Denying Same-Sex Couple Visas Again

30 Mar 2011 16:47 #1 by Nmysys
Immigration Back to Denying Same-Sex Couple Visas After Legal Review

Published March 30, 2011

| Associated Press


WASHINGTON -- After a brief reprieve, U.S. immigration authorities are once again denying applications for immigration benefits for same sex couples following a legal review.

Chris Bentley, a spokesman for the U.S. Citizenship and Services agency, said Wednesday that a review by lawyers from the Department of Homeland Security, it was concluded that a law prohibiting the government from recognizing same sex marriages must be followed, despite the Obama administration's decision to stop defending the constitutionality of the law in court.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/30/immigration-office-denying-sex-couple-visas-legal-review/#ixzz1I7r2yceO

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30 Mar 2011 21:39 #2 by navycpo7
The laws is the law, funny though you go break the law and tell them "you were ignoring it because it was not just in your opinion" and see how far that gets you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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