Category: United States
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Haitian adoptee with disabilities returns to U.S., seeks ‘freedom’ after years of ordeal
Adopted by an American family as a child, Joie Laughlin endured years of abuse in the U.S. and at a Jamaican boarding school, which left her stranded in Haiti for three months— now back in the U.S., she hopes to reunite with her older sister and rebuild her life Link to story. By Onz Chéry
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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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AsAM News: Reports of ICE send shockwaves through Korean American networks
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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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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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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…
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VietNam Net: Vietnamese father, 74, seeks American birth mom for adopted daughter
Link to story In his final years, a 74-year-old man from Ho Chi Minh City searches for his daughter’s American birth mother. Since losing his wife during the Covid-19 pandemic, the modest home of 74-year-old Le Trong Toan in an alley on Xom Chieu Street, Ho Chi Minh City, has remained quiet. He only opens…
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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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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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