Married Same Sex Couples File Suit Over Denial of Spousal Immigration Benefits
By
Kevin Fayle
on April 03, 2012
| Last updated on March 21, 2019
A group of legally-married same-sex plaintiffs has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the government's refusal under the Defense of Marriage Act to adjust the status of foreign-born spouses to allow them to remain in the United States. The plaintiffs allege that this practice violates equal protection provisions of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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