Category: citizenship
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HuffPost: I’m A U.S. Citizen. I’m Terrified My Adopted Son Will Be Snatched By ICE Due To A Heartbreaking Loophole.
“I lie awake at night worried that he’ll be snatched off the street and taken to a nightmarish prison in some other country, and I’ll never see him again.” By Barbara Parker Nov 23, 2025, 08:47 AM EST Link to story The first time I saw a photo of my adopted South American son Michael (not…
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CBC: Bill restoring citizenship for ‘Lost Canadians’ becomes law
Court ruled government must pass law covering some children born abroad By David Baker Link to story
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Professor Gonda Van Steen celebrates successful campaign to help Greek adoptees regain Greek citizenship
Link to story Professor Gonda Van Steen and Dr Athanasios Balermpas
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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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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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The Korea Herald: South Korea tightens international adoption regulations, introuces adoptee visa
by Lee Si-jin Link to story
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KAUA’I NOW: Proposed law aims to correct citizenship oversight for adoptees
Link to story
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KPBS: Thousands of adoptees were never given US citizenship. Now they risk deportation
By Gustavo Solis / Investigative Border Reporter Contributors: Charlotte Radulovich / Video Journalist Shirley Chung was just 16 months old when an American family adopted her from South Korea in 1966. She was raised by a Black family in Texas, went to a mostly white school and attended a mostly Black church. Growing up in a mixed-race family, she…
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WCCO News: Fear, frustration as a Minnesotan adoptee tries to prove her citizenship
By Jennifer Mayerle From story: As deportations are happening across the country, one local woman has her own worries. She was adopted as a baby and wanted to make sure she had citizenship papers. That started a domino effect, leading to fear and frustration. Now, Astrid-Ira McCarthy says she hopes her case serves as a warning…
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 