press release. It specifically affects section 301 of the INA.Immigration Equality and Lambda Legal, which with private lawyers had represented several families suing over the previous policy, praised the department’s move. “This is a remarkable moment for all the LGBTQ families who fought the U.S.
State Department’s unconstitutional policy,” said a statement from Immigration Equality Executive Director Aaron Morris. “It demonstrates that when our community is united and relentlessly pushes back against discrimination, we win.
We have once again affirmed that it is not biology but love that makes a family.” “Lambda Legal applauds the State Department’s decision in response to change its policy and start recognizing the U.S.