Category: policy
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Stolen Identities: Thousands of Sri Lankan Adoptees Still Searching for the Families They Lost
Thousands of Sri Lankan Adoptees Still Searching for the Families They Lost Link to story Decades after thousands of Sri Lankan children were adopted overseas, growing efforts to reconnect them with their biological families are revealing personal stories, disputed records, and the lasting legacy of a little-examined chapter in the country’s adoption history. For more…
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Dutch adoption changes close doors on South African children
By Carina Roux Link to story Wandisa Specialist Child Protection and Adoption Services, based in Somerset West, has described 23 June as “a dark day” following the announcement by its Dutch partner agency, Nederlandse Adoptie Stichting (NAS), that it will cease all intercountry adoption mediation by the end of 2028. Wandisa and the NAS have…
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Judge grants asylum to woman adopted by a US veteran from Iran after deportation threats
By Claire Galofaro Link to story A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war. Judge Andrew Fishkin’s ruling likely ends a monthslong ordeal…
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Govt Introduces Major Overseas Adoption Law Overhaul to Close Child Safety Loopholes
Mrs McKee said the reforms were necessary after serious failings were identified in the existing overseas adoption framework. Link to story The Government is introducing sweeping reforms to New Zealand’s overseas adoption laws in a move aimed at permanently closing loopholes that previously allowed children adopted overseas to enter unsafe or unsuitable homes. Associate Justice…
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South Korean minister commits to enhancing legal remedies for adoptees and victims of state abuses
Link to story south korean minister commits to enhancing legal remedies for adoptees and victims of state abuses GWACHEON, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments. Using…
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Born Abroad and Fearful of ICE, Adoptees Try to Prove They Belong
Up to 200,000 people adopted as children from abroad are vulnerable to deportation by an administration searching for problems with their citizenship. By Elizabeth Williamson Link to story Tiko’ Rujux-Xicay worries about increased immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities of Minnesota as residents report people being questioned and detained regardless of their citizenship status.Credit…Jamie Kelter…
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Shaken by their pasts, inter-country adoptees demand federal government broaden inquiry scope
By James oaten Link to story 14 March 2026 at 8:57pm Adoptee Kimbra Butterworth was well into adulthood when she confirmed she was a victim of an infamous Taiwanese baby smuggler. If it weren’t for dogged family and media investigations plus a bit of luck, she may have never found out. “I may never find…
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Washington Times: South Korea relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud
By Kim Tong-hyung – Associated Press Link to story. SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the third in the country’s history, began accepting…
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American Community Media: More than 17k Korean Adoptees in US Lack Citizenship. Many Live in Minnesota.
By Nicole Chang February 26, 2026 Link to story
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NPR: A U.S. veteran adopted an orphan from Iran. Decades later, ICE is trying to deport her
By Juliana Kim Link to full story
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