Matter of Zeleniak, 26 I&N Dec. 158 (BIA 2013) Interim Decision #3787

Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, Pub. L. No. 104 199, 110 Stat. 2419, 2419

(1996), is no longer an impediment to the recognition of lawful same-sex marriages and

spouses under the Immigration and Nationality Act if the marriage is valid under the laws

of the State where it was celebrated,

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