White House Press Secretary Jay Carney suggested comprehensive immigration reform was a more palatable solution for the Obama administration to pursue than to issue a moratorium on deportations of foreign spouses in legally married binational same-sex couples. Such individuals are threatened with deportation under DOMA.
Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly reports: In June 2009, the Department of Homeland Security issued the moratorium on deporting certain widows and widowers of U.S. citizens. At the time, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said, "Smart immigration policy balances strong enforcement practices with common-sense, practical solutions to complicated issues."
Advocacy groups, including Immigration Equality and Stop the Deportations, have been pushing the administration to take a similar step as to same-sex bi-national couples.
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