WASHINGTON -- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday issued a Policy Memorandum revising the treatment of gender designations for transgender people on their immigration documents.

The new guidance also makes clear that if a couple has married as a different-sex couple under state law, the federal government will continue to recognize the marriage for immigration purposes regardless of a person's subsequent gender transition.

The revisions update the Adjudicator's Field Manual, a guide binding all USCIS staff overseeing immigration procedures.

NEWARK, N.J. – Henry and Josh have won a reprieve in their fight to stay together as a married couple in the United States.

Judge Alberto Riefkohl granted an adjournment in their case today in an immigration court in Newark.

Henry Velandia, 27, a salsa dancer from Venezuela, and Josh Vandiver, 29, a graduate student at Princeton, were legally married last year in Connecticut. They have been fighting the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which would have forced the deportation of Velandia and broken up their marriage.

Dear Friends,

Help us make history again.

Over the past several weeks, we asked you to stand with us and call on your lawmakers to co-sponsor the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). Thanks to your incredible response, we reintroduced UAFA with a record number of original co-sponsors.

Your calls make a real difference, and we have another opportunity to build on the amazing momentum our families now have on Capitol Hill.

WASHINGTON -- In just a few weeks, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., will reintroduce the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA), a critically important bill that would provide much-needed relief to LGBT families facing separation and exile under our discriminatory immigration laws.

Will you help us build the support we need to ensure UAFA’s reintroduction is a success?