DHS announces implementation of DOMA decision - "Effective Immediately"
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the following:
After last week’s decision by the Supreme Court holding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, President Obama directed federal departments to ensure the decision and its implication for federal benefits for same-sex legally married couples are implemented swiftly and smoothly. To that end, effective immediately, I have directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to review immigration visa petitions filed on behalf of a same-sex spouse in the same manner as those filed on behalf of an opposite-sex spouse.
much more details:
http://www.dhs.gov/topic/implementation-supreme-court-ruling-defense-marriage-act#__utma=149406063.1920566561.1372774226.1372774226.1372774226.1&__utmb=149406063.1.10.1372774226&__utmc=149406063&__utmx=-&__utmz=149406063.1372774226.1.1.utmcsr=facebook.com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/home.php&__utmv=-&__utmk=158241210
