U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to accept petitions from lawfully married, same-sex, bi-national partners seeking permanent residency.

Resolution calling upon the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to accept petitions from lawfully married, same-sex, bi-national partners seeking permanent residency and for immigration courts to put proceedings on hold for same-sex partners who are currently in removal proceedings and are applying for permanent residency through their U.S. citizen partner while the Defense of Marriage Act litigation is pending.