Gay Man Being Deported Because Marriage Not Recognized

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MYFOXNY.COM - Henry Velandia and Josh Vandiver married in Montville, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. Henry Velandia is in deportation proceedings because the Defense of Marriage Act prevents Josh Vandiver from sponsoring him for residency.

Josh Vandiver was born in Colorado. He graduated from Harvard in 2004 and studied at Oxford before beginning his Ph.D. program at Princeton in political theory.

Henry Velandia was born in Venezuela. He came to America in 2002. He is a salsa dancer and teacher, performed on Univision's Mira Quien Baila, and is the founder of HotSalsaHot dance school.

Vandiver goes before his immigration judge in Newark, N.J., on November 17, 2010.

The couple hopes Valandia's deportation can be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Defense of Marriage Act. In July, a lower court ruled it unconstitutional.

Legal experts say the couple's chances are a long shot.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/gay-man-being-deported-because-partners-marriage-not-recognized-20101025

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Man, that is tragic.

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Man, that is tragic.

'Tragic' is a bit much. It's not like the US government is executing or depenising them. They can always go live elsewhere.

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Guess the visas for Salsa dancers were full.

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MYFOXNY.COM - Henry Velandia and Josh Vandiver married in Montville, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. Henry Velandia is in deportation proceedings because the Defense of Marriage Act prevents Josh Vandiver from sponsoring him for residency.

Josh Vandiver was born in Colorado. He graduated from Harvard in 2004 and studied at Oxford before beginning his Ph.D. program at Princeton in political theory.

Henry Velandia was born in Venezuela. He came to America in 2002. He is a salsa dancer and teacher, performed on Univision's Mira Quien Baila, and is the founder of HotSalsaHot dance school.

Vandiver goes before his immigration judge in Newark, N.J., on November 17, 2010.

The couple hopes Valandia's deportation can be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Defense of Marriage Act. In July, a lower court ruled it unconstitutional.

Legal experts say the couple's chances are a long shot.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/gay-man-being-deported-because-partners-marriage-not-recognized-20101025

I am a major proponent of same sex married, but I'm thinking there's a lot more to the situation than the 6 short paragraphs written in the news story. If they just married 2 months ago and he is already in deportation proceedings, then he was probably already on ICE's list before the wedding.

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Trying to make a big story out of nothing.

The real story is, is that the guy was already here illegally and they're looking for any excuse to keep him here now....

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You realize that language is likely against site rules, right?

Yup.

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Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

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MYFOXNY.COM - Henry Velandia and Josh Vandiver married in Montville, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. Henry Velandia is in deportation proceedings because the Defense of Marriage Act prevents Josh Vandiver from sponsoring him for residency.

Josh Vandiver was born in Colorado. He graduated from Harvard in 2004 and studied at Oxford before beginning his Ph.D. program at Princeton in political theory.

Henry Velandia was born in Venezuela. He came to America in 2002. He is a salsa dancer and teacher, performed on Univision's Mira Quien Baila, and is the founder of HotSalsaHot dance school.

Vandiver goes before his immigration judge in Newark, N.J., on November 17, 2010.

The couple hopes Valandia's deportation can be delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the Defense of Marriage Act. In July, a lower court ruled it unconstitutional.

Legal experts say the couple's chances are a long shot.

http://www.myfoxny.c...gnized-20101025

Adios.........................

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Yup.

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Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

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We always here these broad categories of people who are exempt from being picked on.... but we never see the list.

Be sweet to know which groups are.... and aren't protected.

As to the illegal salsa dancer.... this proves, some people will do ANYTHING to stay here.

Perhaps someone should tell the tiny dancer, he has a much better chance if he claims domestic abuse.... isn't there some exception for that?

But then again... I guess he had to be legal from the start.

Dayum Immigration laws, just when we it looks like we are the flop-house for the third world... we find there are actually some rule in all this madness.

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SMR: Claiming that he is being deported because of the defense of marriage act is like getting in an accident and then suing your car manufacturer because if your car had refused to start that morning, you would have avoided the accident. He's not being deported because of the defense of marriage act. He's being deported because he is here illegally. End of story.

Edited October 26, 2010 by Kathryn41

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Trying to make a big story out of nothing.

The real story is, is that the guy was already here illegally and they're looking for any excuse to keep him here now....

The story doesn't get into his immigration status except for saying that he is in deportation.

It could be as simple as an overstay which is forgiven for a heterosexual couple if they get married and file for adjustment of status.

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The story doesn't get into his immigration status except for saying that he is in deportation.

It could be as simple as an overstay which is forgiven for a heterosexual couple if they get married and file for adjustment of status.

True.