Roll Call quotes Loren Locke about State Department's rule change for same-sex couples
A federal judge in California ruled in favor of the Dvash-Banks family in 2019, finding the citizenship statute “does not require a person born during their parents’ marriage to demonstrate a biological relationship with both of their married parents.”
The other couple’s case remains pending in federal court in New Jersey, where they now reside, according to Morris, one of their lawyers.
Loren Locke, an immigration lawyer and former State Department consular officer, said the change from the department’s long-standing interpretation is “a pretty exciting development, and an overdue one.”
“It really blows it open. There will be a lot more families,” she said.