Baltimore Sun
The Obama administration has directed immigration officials to recognize same-sex partners as family members in deportation cases, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Pelosi in a letter...
The New York Times
In letters sent late Wednesday to several Democratic lawmakers, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was clarifying guidelines that enforcement officers had used when applying a policy of prosecutorial discretion in cases of illegal...
The Guardian
New York The Department of Homeland Security will consider same-sex partners as being in a 'family relationship' during immigration proceedings. Photograph: Jeff Gentner/AP The department of homeland security has agreed to consider same-sex partners...
Kansas City Star
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a policy memo stating that illegal immigrants with American same-sex partners are eligible to have their deportations put on hold under a federal program designed to focus resources away from...
Charlotte Observer Online
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a policy memo stating illegal immigrants with American same-sex partners are eligible for consideration of having their deportation put on hold. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano...
The Hill
ET In a victory for gay rights advocates, the Obama administration announced this week that it will take additional steps to protect same-sex relationships when considering deportations...In the past, DHS has given verbal vows that such relationships...