Category: United States
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ICE crackdown leaves many international adoptees scrambling to prove their citizenship
As many as 200,000 international adoptees lack citizenship, often because their parents never completed the naturalization process for them. And even with the right paperwork, many face the threat of racial profiling. By Anna Lee Link to story Astrid McCarthy stands in front of Sweet Life Provisions in White Bear Lake on July 8, 2026.…
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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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Podcast: Some international adoptees face citizenship precarity amid immigration enforcement surge
Nina Moini and Alanna Elder Link to story Attorney Gregory Luce poses for a portrait in his south Minneapolis home on July 15, 2024. Luce, who was adopted in the District of Columbia as a child, founded the Adoptee Rights Law Center and is the executive director of Adoptees United Inc. Ben Hovland | MPR News file Attorney…
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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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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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