Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported
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Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. State courts give adopted children new birth certificates that list their adoptive parents’ names, purporting to give them all the privileges of biological children. In 2000, U.S. Congress recognized it had left adoptees in this legal limbo and passed the Child Citizenship Act, conferring automatic citizenship to adopted children. This was particularly prominent in military families, who adopted children where they were rather than going through an adoption agency that brought them to the U.S. Their status can mean they can’t get jobs or driver’s licenses, and some aren’t eligible for government benefits like financial aid and Social Security.

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions
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3 days, 7 hours ago

South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

The Hindu  

South Korea’s truth commission concluded the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins. After reviewing government and adoption records and interviewing adoptees, birth families, public officials and adoption workers, the commission assessed that South …

‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme
4 days, 13 hours ago

‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme

Al Jazeera  

Multiple violations were unearthed by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigation into the adoption of South Korean children by foreigners. An investigation by South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has concluded that the country’s government-endorsed foreign adoption programme violated the fundamental human rights of adoptees guaranteed under the constitution and international conventions. The commission found that local adoption agencies colluded …

‘US doesn’t see me as an American’: Thousands of adoptees live in limbo without citizenship
5 months ago

‘US doesn’t see me as an American’: Thousands of adoptees live in limbo without citizenship

The Independent  

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti
6 months, 1 week ago

Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once peaceful communities. Reed and other families said they were initially told they would be part of the evacuation group, but the U.S. government later said that “despite intensive efforts,” it …

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

LA Times  

Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 2007. In a phone call with U.S. diplomats in China, Beijing said it “will not continue to process cases at any stage” other than those cases covered by an exception clause. The U.S. Embassy is seeking clarification in writing from China’s Ministry of Civil …

Department of Homeland Security may have lost track of thousands of unaccompanied child migrants
7 months, 1 week ago

Department of Homeland Security may have lost track of thousands of unaccompanied child migrants

The Independent  

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State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices
1 year, 8 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

Dutch News  

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly …

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices
1 year, 8 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

Dutch News  

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly …

US-born children were among those separated from families under Trump and some are still not reunited
1 year, 11 months ago

US-born children were among those separated from families under Trump and some are still not reunited

The Independent  

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Call for South Korea to investigate child adoptions to Denmark
2 years, 7 months ago

Call for South Korea to investigate child adoptions to Denmark

Al Jazeera  

About 200,000 South Korean children were adopted by foreign parents over past six decades, mainly in Europe and the US. Dozens of South Korean adoptees who were sent to Danish parents as children in the 1970s and 1980s have demanded the South Korean government investigate the circumstances surrounding their adoptions, which they say were corrupted by practices that falsified or …

U.S. families mid-adoption trying to get Afghan children out
3 years, 7 months ago

U.S. families mid-adoption trying to get Afghan children out

The Independent  

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US border authorities are expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico
4 years, 4 months ago

US border authorities are expelling migrant children from other countries into Mexico

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US border authorities have violated a diplomatic agreement with Mexico, …

Judge Urges U.S. To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids
4 years, 5 months ago

Judge Urges U.S. To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN DIEGO — A federal judge on Thursday urged the Trump administration to do more to help court-appointed researchers find hundreds of parents who were separated from their children after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border beginning in 2017. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw refrained from issuing an order during a hearing in San Diego and instead asked …

Judge Urges US To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids
4 years, 5 months ago

Judge Urges US To Help Find Parents Deported Without Kids

News 18  

A federal judge on Thursday urged the Trump administration to do more to help court-appointed researchers find hundreds of parents who were separated from their children after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border beginning in 2017. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw refrained from issuing an order during a hearing in San Diego and instead asked Justice Department attorneys to explore ways …

Trump administration detains nearly 70,000 migrant children in record high
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump administration detains nearly 70,000 migrant children in record high

The Independent  

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Foreign adoptions to US fall by 14 percent, continuing trend
6 years ago

Foreign adoptions to US fall by 14 percent, continuing trend

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents plunged nearly 14 percent last year, extending a decline that’s now continued for 14 years, according to State Department figures released Thursday. Suzanne Lawrence, the State Department’s special adviser on children’s issues, said the steady decrease in adoptions from China was linked to an improved Chinese economy and …

AP Investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption
6 years, 5 months ago

AP Investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption

Associated Press  

As the deportees were led off the plane onto the steamy San Salvador tarmac, an anguished Araceli Ramos Bonilla burst into tears, her face contorted with pain: “They want to steal my daughter!” It had been 10 weeks since Ramos had last held her 2-year-old, Alexa. DHS spokeswoman Katie Waldman said Tuesday that the agency had not yet been able …

US government's progress at reuniting children with their deported parents 'unacceptable', judge rules
6 years, 7 months ago

US government's progress at reuniting children with their deported parents 'unacceptable', judge rules

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The American government's progress in reuniting immigrant children in the …

Parents adopting children to see higher fees, new rules
7 years, 1 month ago

Parents adopting children to see higher fees, new rules

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. government has raised fees and made a series of regulatory changes recently for American families adopting children overseas, fueling resentment toward the State Department among agencies who fear further reductions in the already dwindling number of foreign adoptions. Chuck Johnson, the council’s CEO, said the new policies will make adoptions too costly for many families …

Foreign adoptions to US families continue their long decline
7 years, 11 months ago

Foreign adoptions to US families continue their long decline

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped almost 5 percent last year, continuing a steady decline that’s now extended for 12 years, according to new State Department figures. However, department officials said they have been working closely with numerous countries to strengthen international adoption procedures, and they suggested the numbers could rise if the …

Foreign adoptions by Americans reach lowest mark since 1981
9 years ago

Foreign adoptions by Americans reach lowest mark since 1981

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to the lowest level since 1981, according to new State Department figures. Guatemala, which for a few years provided the most children for U.S. adoptions, accounted for 13 last year — cases that were pending when adoptions were suspended in 2007. “There …

The shocking US marketplace for discarded adopted children
11 years, 6 months ago

The shocking US marketplace for discarded adopted children

Firstpost  

A horrifying investigation by Reuters has uncovered this network that flouted pretty much every adoption safety regulation you could name, yet flourished unchecked under the noses of authorities on Facebook, Yahoo and other groups. It allowed people like Nicole Eason to “adopt” children over and over again from parents whose own adoption experiences had gone sour. In fact, the laws …

Time to suspend inter-country adoptions?
12 years, 10 months ago

Time to suspend inter-country adoptions?

Firstpost  

Critics allege that tighter restrictions on inter-country adoptions have done little to curb abuse and trafficking. Some child welfare experts claim that Ramphal’s case is an example of widespread abuse in international adoptions, pointing to a recent spurt of middlemen who procure children by illicit methods and provide false information about them. “There should be a detailed investigation into procurement …

US suspends Nepali adoption
14 years, 7 months ago

US suspends Nepali adoption

Hindustan Times  

In an attempt at protecting rights and interests of children, their families and prospective adoptive parents, the US government has suspended adoptions of abandoned children from Nepal. HT Image The move follows revelations that documents presented to describe and ‘prove’ abandonment of children are unreliable and documents like birth certificates are often fabricated. In February, The Hague Conference on International …

The Joys And Struggles Of International Adoption
14 years, 10 months ago

The Joys And Struggles Of International Adoption

NPR  

The Joys And Struggles Of International Adoption Enlarge this image toggle caption Boris Horvat/Pool/AP Boris Horvat/Pool/AP When writer John Seabrook heard about the earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12, his first thought was: Is Rose OK? Seabrook wrote about his experience trying to bring Rose home -- and the complexities of international adoption -- in the May 10 issue of …

Russia suspends all adoptions to US families
14 years, 11 months ago

Russia suspends all adoptions to US families

The Hindu  

Russia suspended all adoptions to U.S. families on Thursday until the two countries can agree on procedures, the Foreign Ministry said, a week after an American woman sent her seven-year-old adopted son back to Russia on a plane by himself. A U.S. delegation will visit Moscow “in the next few days” to discuss international adoptions and a possible bilateral agreement, …

Russian Case Spotlights Potential Adoption Risks
14 years, 11 months ago

Russian Case Spotlights Potential Adoption Risks

NPR  

Russian Case Spotlights Potential Adoption Risks Enlarge this image toggle caption Boryana Katsarova/Getty Images Boryana Katsarova/Getty Images The recent story of an adopted Russian boy returned unescorted to his native country by his American adoptive mother may make for sensational headlines, but the underlying act occurs more often than many people realize, adoption advocates and lawyers say. The number of …

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