Homosexual Couple from Florida First to Receive Green Card (+video)

A gay couple in Fort Lauderdale became the first wedded same-sex couple to be recognized by the United States for a green card, officials said.

Traian “Tray” Popov and Julian Marsh found out Friday that their petition for a green card for Popov had been approved, just two days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, The Miami Herald reported.

Section 3 has been used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to deny green cards for foreign-born spouses in same-sex marriages with U.S. citizens.

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