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Adult Adoptee Citizenship
Utah woman, adopted from India, faces likely deportation after losing appeal
From The Salt Lake Tribune: Kairi Shepherd was an orphan living in India when a Utah woman adopted her in 1982 — a seemingly good turn of luck for the 3-month-old, which included her obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States. But when she was 8, her adoptive mother died of cancer. When [...]
Adoptees deported by US
From The Korea Times: Until 2001, when Korean children were sent to the U.S. for overseas adoption, it was their adoptive parents’ responsibility to naturalize them as U.S. citizens… Unlike European governments, the U.S. government did not automatically grant citizenship to overseas adoptees until 2001. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 came into force on [...]
Petition for Citizenship for All US Intercountry Adoptees and Ethica’s Guide to U.S. Citizenship for Adult International Adoptees
Change.org is currently virculating a petition for Citizenship for all US Intercounty Adoptees. At Ethica, we believe this is an important issue, which is why we released a Guide to U.S. Citizenship for Adult International Adoptees. Adult adopted persons may face grave immigration consequences if U.S. citizenship was never obtained on their behalf. Some adult adopted persons [...]
Adopted Swazi man jailed in US, faces deportation
From The Times of Swaziland: A Swazi man has written a plea for help after his adoption by two Americans later failed and was arrested after resorting to crime. He is currently behind bars in the United States of America and is searching for his relatives in Swaziland. Michael Manqoba Dicken was born in Swaziland [...]
Ethica releases a Guide to U.S. Citizenship for Adult International Adoptees
Ethica is pleased to release a Guide to U.S. Citizenship for Adult International Adoptees. Adult adopted persons may face grave immigration consequences if U.S. citizenship was never obtained on their behalf. Some adult adopted persons have been deported or have encountered considerable difficulty in naturalizing after reaching adulthood. Some estimate that the number of adult adopted [...]
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