Minutes After Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA,Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Of Married Gay Man

[warrior1]

http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2013/06/26/2220411/doma-immigration-judge-stops-deportation/

A New York City immigration judge immediately stopped the deportation proceedings of a gay Colombian man who is legally married to an American citizen soon after the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) for being unconstitutional, as was first reported by Americablog on Wednesday. The federally-sanctioned DOMA only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman, so Sean Brooks and his Colombian husband Steven’s marriage did not exist in the eyes of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Therefore, USCIS cancelled Steven’s green card petition.

[uppityperson]

1. k&r, so much good about this.

[justiceischeap]

2. So, does this mean if you're married to an immigrant in states that allow marriage

they can't be deported from that state?

It'd be nice if there was an article with bullet points that states what the decision covers (for those of us that can't understand the PDF of legalese).

[Recursion]

3. No difference between Democrats and Republicans, though

[wryter2000]

4. OMG, that's awesome

This day keeps getting better and better.

[LeftofObama]

5. Wonderful!

[aquart]

6. YES!

[William769]

7. Good!

[ReRe]

8. Dayam! Isn't it good to see justice in action!

K&R

Hallelujah!

[Ford_Prefect]

9. One more ray of sunshine! One more small step for mankind.