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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

State Same-Sex Marriage Laws Don't Protect Against Deportation

Defense of Marriage Act denies immigration by marriage for same-sex spouses.

  While Maryland approved same-sex marriage in early November and licenses for those marriages will be available in many Maryland counties this week, the dream of marriage equality for some couples could end in separation by deportation, according to a recent Washington Post story. The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) defines marriage as "the legal union between a man and a woman" and effectively denies access to pension and inheritance funds as well as the legal right to immigrate via marriage. That could spell deportation for spouses in the U.S. on temporary visas. In fact, the article states that more than 36,000 couples face this possibility. Since the passage of DOMA, 10 states and the District of Columbia have legislated to allow …

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Maryland Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Available in Montgomery County

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10:11 am on Friday, January 4, 2013

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Friday, February 17, 2012

Montgomery to Join Jail-Based Deportation Program

Immigration officials set to deploy "Secure Communities" in Montgomery County and Baltimore City on Feb. 22.

After more than two years of public outcry, political wrangling and postponement, a controversial jail-based deportation program will take effect next week in Montgomery County and Baltimore City, the final two Maryland jurisdictions not already taking part. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement notified Montgomery County officials earlier this week of the Feb. 22 launch for the “Secure Communities” program, which aims to more quickly and accurately identify the deportable immigrants among everyone arrested and fingerprinted in Montgomery County jails. With a simultaneous launch in Baltimore City, all of Maryland will have joined in since the program arrived in Prince George's County at the end of 2009. Under Secure Communities, the …

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Feds to Tweak 'Secure Communities'

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8:03 am on Monday, March 12, 2012

Way past time to act. The flood of impoverished people ( legal and illegal) has pushed up the poverty rate and unemployment rate across the nation. Obama Admin has been very slow to act and too eager to pander to special interest groups and those that profit from illegal aliens. Sanctuary counties and cities have paid a high price for pandering too.   more ›

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