Immigration Equality

Elise Foley

House GOP To Defend DOMA For Separating Same-Sex Binational Couples

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Republicans will intervene in a lawsuit that would keep same-sex couples from being pulled apart -- even separated to different co...

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My Family, Together: Calling On The President To Stop LGBT Green-Card Denials

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Green Cards, Binational Couples, Immigration, Immigration Equality, My Family Together, Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA Gay Binational Couples, Gay Binational Couples, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Doma, Gay Binational Couples Green Cards, Gay Binational Couples DOMA, Gay Couples Deportation, DOMA Immigration, Gay Voices News
Steve Ralls

While the White House has said it cannot approve green cards for lesbian and gay spouses because of DOMA, what it has failed to tell the LGBT community is that it can hold those applications -- rather than deny them -- as the courts and Congress decide DOMA's ultimate fate.

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The Plight Of LGBT Immigrant Detainees: An Interview With Clement Lee Of Immigration Equality

Erwin de Leon | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Gay Immigrant Detainees, Gay Immigrant Detention, LGBT Immigrants, Immigration Equality, LGBT Immigrant Detainees, Gay Immigrants, LGBT Immigrant Detention, Gay Voices News
Erwin de Leon

Clement Lee, a legal fellow at Immigration Equality who represents detained LGBT and HIV-positive immigrants, knows the plight of LGBT individuals trapped in the detention system very well. He answered my questions over email.

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Elise Foley

Same-Sex Couple Wins Immigration Relief, Removing Deportation Fear

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Video, Gay Rights, Green Card, Doma, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration, Tim Bishop, Immigration Equality, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gay Marriage, Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage Equality, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Defense of Marriage Act is intact, but at least two same-sex married couples have been granted a reprieve, at least temporarily, fro...

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Elise Foley

Hard Immigration Choice For Older Same-Sex Couples

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Video, Legal Status, Green Card, Doma, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration, Visas, Deportation Policy, DOMA Immigration, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Deportation, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Benjamin Anderson, 55, was born in the United States, served in the Coast Guard, and considers himself a strong patriot. He's moving to Italy next mon...

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"Dear Mr. President:" Families Plead Not to Be Torn Apart

Steve Ralls | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration, Frances Herbert Takako Ueda, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, President Obama, Anthony Makk Bradford Wells, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Like most Americans, Bradford Wells never dreamed the U.S. government would try to force his husband out of the country. But because Wells and his Australian husband, Anthony Makk, are a gay couple, that is exactly the reality they faced.

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One Family Divided, Under Law

Steve Ralls | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration, Barbara Boxer, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Gay Marriage Green Cards, LGBT Immigration Equality, Green Cards Lgbt Rights, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Unlike straight Americans, who have the ability to sponsor their spouse for residency, lesbian and gay couples in the same situation have few legal options for remaining together. Many are forced into exile, leaving the United States entirely.

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Obama's DOMA Turnaround Prompts New Strategy in Immigration Battle

Jeffrey Campagna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Marriage, Doma, DREAM Act, Attorney General, Uafa, Immigration Equality, Defense of Marriage Act, Uniting American Families Act, Deportation, Marriage Equality, Politics News
Jeffrey Campagna

Immigration advocates are seizing upon Obama's decision not the defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which previously was the only thing standing between a same-sex couple and a green card.

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The Economic Case for Inclusive Immigration Reform

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Uniting American Families Act, Gay Issues, State of the Union, President Obama, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Steve Ralls

The President was right to call on Congress to cross partisan lines and address immigration reform. Doing so makes good sense for families and the economy.

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Divided by Law: An American Takes On Immigration to Reunite with the Person He Loves

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Patrick Leahy, Jerrold Nadler, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Binational Couples, Mike Honda, Immigration Equality, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Uniting American Families Act, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Roi Whaley probably never imagined the United States government would play a role in ripping his family apart. The Gulfport, Mississippi resident h...

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Engage, Lobby, Love: Elizabeth Gilbert's Passionate Advocacy for LGBT Immigrant Families

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Eat Pray Love, Julia Roberts, Elizabeth Gilbert, LGBT Rights, Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Elizabeth Gilbert Committed, Uniting American Families Act, Impact News
Steve Ralls

By now, there probably aren't many people who don't know Elizabeth Gilbert's life story. The best-selling author, who traveled millions of miles in w...

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This Congress, This Year: Families Facing Separation Counting on Immigration Reform

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ralls

Unlike their straight neighbors, gay Americans do not have the ability to sponsor their spouses or partners for residency in the United States. As a result, many of them are facing imminent separation.

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On Eve of Historic March, Hope for LGBT Immigrant Families

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ralls

The LGBT family, like the American family, includes immigrants.The UAFA bill would allow LGBT Americans to sponsor their foreign-born partners so they could remain together in the U.S.

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A Gay Immigrant Reaches for a DREAM

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, One Michigan, Michigan Messenger, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Iran, Immigration Equality, Arizona Immigration Law, Gay Issues, Mohammad Abdollahi, Politics News
Steve Ralls

This evening in Arizona, a young, gay man is literally putting his life on the line. In today's Arizona, the fact that Mohammad Abdollahi is willing ...

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HuffPo Impact Premiere: A New Documentary from Immigration Equality

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bi-National LGBT Immigration, Rachel Tiven, Stewart Thorndike, Shirley Tan, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Jay Mercado, Binational Couples, Immigration Equality, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Uniting American Families Act, Video, Impact News
Steve Ralls

Lesbian and gay couples are frequently discriminated against under immigration law, and this inequality is literally ripping families apart.

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Come As You Are: The End of America's HIV Ban

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Gordon Smith, HIV Travel Ban, Immigration, Rachel Tiven, Immigration Equality, Barbara Lee, John Kerry, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Beginning today, the United States' decades-old HIV Travel and Immigration Ban will be a relic of the past, and the stigma and discrimination it has engendered around the world will, with any luck, begin to fade, too.

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U.S. Immigration Law: Tearing Apart Life, Love & Home

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ralls

Organizers say they are expecting tens of thousands -- if not hundreds of thousands -- of members of the LGBT community and their supporters on Sunday. But one couple will be notably absent.

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Comprehensive, Inclusive Immigration Reform: The Most Important Gift of All

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Associated Press, Mike Honda, Immigration Equality, Patrick Leahy, Jerrold Nadler, Immigration Policy, Gay Issues, Uniting American Families Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Steve and Joe, despite the life they have built together, face separation before year's end because of the country's blatantly discriminatory LGBT immigration policies.

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Bush Justice Department Blacklisted LGBT Groups

The Washington Blade | Posted 05.25.2011

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Applicants for Justice Department internships and honors programs may have been rejected based on their membership in LGBT groups during the Bush admi...

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A "Penultimate Step" in the Fight to End the HIV Travel Ban

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Department of Health and Human Services, Rachel Tiven, Andrew Sullivan, John Kerry, President Obama, HIV Travel Ban, Immigration Equality, Barbara Lee, Politics News
Steve Ralls

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued regulations that would end the United States' decades-old HIV travel and immigration ban.

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We Are Tearing Families Apart, When We Should Be Uniting Them

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Rachel Tiven, Barbara Boxer, Shirley Tan, People Magazine, Jay Mercado, Dianne Feinstein, Gay Couples, Immigration Equality, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Why is the United States government spending so much time - and so much taxpayer money - tearing this family apart? Simply put, because Shirley and Jay are a lesbian couple.

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When Your Ex Sends the Vacation Video After the Break-Up

Mike Alvear | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Binational Couples, Breakups, Vacation Video, Immigration Equality, Relationships, Romance, Gay Marriage, Healthy Living News
Mike Alvear

After 5 years, we agreed not so much to break up but to stop trying to get back together. It was mutual. But the pictures hurt. Not because of what could be, but what once was.

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Congress to HHS: End the HIV Ban, Once and For All

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Health, John Kerry, HIV Travel Ban, Immigration, Hhs, Immigration Equality, Barbara Lee, Michael Leavitt, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Earlier this year, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Gordon Smith (R-OR), along with Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California, led a successful and histor...

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