Month: January 2026
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Christianity Today: Trump’s Visa Suspension Leaves Adoptive Families in Limbo
By Hannah Herrera The government doesn’t provide a blanket exemption for international adoptions but will examine them case by case. Link to story Grace and Dave Macchioni sat down excitedly for a call with their adoption agency in mid-January. After more than a year of submitting background checks, financial records, and other paperwork, they finally…
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Daily News Hungary:
British couple leave Hungary after authorities blocked adoption of newborn baby By Csaba Finta Link to story (paywalled) A British couple living in Budapest have abandoned a three-year legal battle to adopt a Roma baby girl after Hungarian authorities repeatedly blocked the process, despite court rulings that found the state had acted unlawfully and in…
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Newsweek: Hearts Break at Adopted 12-Year-Old’s Reaction to Seeing Where She Was Left
By Rachel O’Connor Link to story
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Live Action: Authorities investigate transnational baby trafficking ring from Indonesia
By Angeline Tan Link to story
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NW Asian Weekly: Lakewood resident shares experience of being a Korean American adoptee
By Kai Curry Link to story Paula Murtha was about a month old when her parents brought her home from a Korean orphanage. For much of her life, that was where the story ended. It wasn’t until adulthood that she began to look back—and discover how much of herself she had set aside. Ahead of…
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 