Immigration
Jul. 15, 2011
Judge stalls ruling on gay immigrant
A federal immigration judge in San Francisco postponed for two years a ruling on whether a gay Venezuelan man will be allowed to remain in the U.S. with his American citizen partner.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. gay rights policy appeared to move further from the restrictive Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday as a federal immigration judge in San Francisco postponed for two years a ruling on whether a gay Venezuelan man will be allowed to remain in the U.S. with his American citizen partner.
The case of Alex Benshimol, of Venezuela, and Californian Doug Gentry has been a rallying point for advocates of equal immigration right...
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