Immigration Review Panel Announces Same-Sex Marriage Recognition Rule

Shortly after the Supreme Court held Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional on June 26 in U.S. v. Windsor, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that the immigration service under her department would recognize same-sex marriages that were valid where they were performed, using the “place of celebration rule.”  But her announcement, which varied from standard practice of considering whether a marriage was recognized where the couple was residing, … <Read More>