A fascinating article on the unfilmed version of Alien3 prepared by director Vincent Ward (The Navigator)- it involved monks, and a planet made of wood(!)
The Defense of Marriage at (DOMA) prevents Vandiver from sponsoring his husband's U.S. residency (Valendia is a Venezuelan immigrant).
Valendia will go before an immigration judge next month and he's hoping his deportation will be delayed until the Supreme Court can rule on DOMA, which a lower court has called unconstitutional.