Month: October 2025
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BBC: The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can’t remember
By George Wright Link to story
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Christianity Today: Every Adoptee’s Worst Nightmare
By Isabel Ong and Jennifer Park Link to story
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Legal Services India: Intercountry Adoption and Child Trafficking Concerns: The Need for Stricter International Cooperation
Link to story Reforming Intercountry Adoption: Combating Child Trafficking through Global Legal Frameworks, Ethical Governance, and International Cooperation
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Haitian Times: Florida-based Haitian American family reunites with adopted children from gang-controlled Port-au-Prince
Link to story By Fritznel D. Octave The arrival of two Haitian children adopted in the U.S. after years of delay in an exhausting and costly process brings relief to their Vero Beach-based parents at last
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The Diplomatic Insight: Pakistan Backs Draft Resolution on Illegal International Adoption of Children
Link to story
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Newsweek: US Citizen Says ICE Detained Her, Said Her Passport ‘Isn’t Real’
Link to story A U.S. citizen and Chicago resident was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents despite carrying documentation proving her citizenship. Maria Greeley, 44, said she was confronted earlier this month by three federal agents outside her workplace, the Beach Bar on Ohio Street, according to The Chicago Tribune. Greeley told the outlet that the…
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Smithsonian Magazine: This Adoptee Discovered a Trove of Documents in a Nun’s Basement. The Rare Vietnam War Records May Rewrite the Story of Operation Babylift
By Nina Strochlic Link to story The April 1975 effort matched more than 2,800 infants and children evacuated from Vietnam with adoptive families. Today, the adoptees are searching for clues to their past—and reflecting on the complicated legacy of their evacuation Babies on plane seats during Operation Babylift in April 1975 Jean-Claude Francolon / Gamma-Rapho via…
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Women abandoned as a baby in Hong Kong searched ‘for years’ before finding lost family
By Rachael Davis and Laura McKenna Link to story. This story includes numerous links and was originally written for the MyHeritage DNA website. I excerpted the article to focus on Rachel’s story.
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Notre Dame Magazine: Making sense of identity
A sister I never knew upended my understanding of myself, my birth family and my Korean heritage. By Darragh Hannan Link to story
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The Korea Times: Adoptees, birth families, officials demand justice as Korea confronts abuses
By Alice Hong and Antonia Giordano Link to story
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 