I do not like the days when I must inform an intercountry adoptee that they are not a US citizen. Today is such a day, and there will be more days like this until we work to fix it. 🥚
An article for anyone who misunderstands—or doubts—the fear and lasting damage that US-supported terrorism does to entire communities.
In an American city. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
I did not have "Chad is the leader of antifa" on my bingo card.
One of the plaintiffs in this case is a client---and an intercountry adoptee 🥚 whose only lifeline to remain and work in the US is the Haiti TPS program. Her courage to become a named plaintiff is 🔥 www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
A newly introduced Iowa bill requires post-adoption interviews with the adoptive parents and the adopted person, including a "face-to-face interview with the adopted person conducted outside the presence of the parent named in the final adoption decree." 🥚 www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
This premieres today on PBS. It traces an accomplished film editor's journey through decades of secrecy, creative accomplishment, and eventual reunion with a daughter she lost as a teenager www.pbs.org/independentl...
Adam Crapser talks about his deportation to Korea, his unsuccessful court case against Holt, and Korean adoptees in the United States but without US citizenship [In English and Korean] youtu.be/G-P5nmhwmo8?...
Faith-based groups, organized labor, individuals, and community-based organizations are calling for a General Strike on January 23, 2026. #generalstrike 🥚
Those parents were lied to.
If you want to hear about all that's been going on with immigration, US citizenship, and overall adoptee rights, join me and Anna Sarkitova this Sunday, January 18 at 2pm Central/3pm Eastern, all part of the @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social speaker series www.eventbrite.com/e/citizenshi...
With the chaos and violence here in my hometown of Minneapolis (I can hear the helicopters right now), it's a good time to remind people that many intercountry adoptees don't have US citizenship. Here's more info and an ask: adopteerightslaw.com/action/citiz...
Today the Danish Parliament's social affairs committee held an open hearing on the statute of limitation in adoption cases. Three experts presented evidence on why illegal #adoption should be exempt from the statute of limitations: 🥚
Newly filed OBC bills in California and Virginia, one with a hearing today. From the @adopteesunited.bsky.social 2026 State Legislation update. adopteesunited.org/legislation/...
My client is one of the plaintiffs, and I cannot emphasize enough the courage and strength it takes for her to take this on.
"The named Haitian plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a registered nurse, a doctoral candidate researching Alzheimer’s disease, a woman adopted by Americans and a college student." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Traveling today and nn my way to this interview. I’ll report back what I learn. adopteerightslaw.com/uscis-wants-...
Interviews for an Application for a Certificate of Citizenship (N-600) are rare. Yet here we are 😳🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/uscis-wants-...
Big California Update. An intercountry adoptee has received a pardon from Gov. Newsom, paving the way to remove a deportation order and reclaim green card status. Kudos to @governor.ca.gov for his action, especially in recognizing the impact on adopted people www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/07/g...
![Screenshot of Alabama legislative page for information on HB63. The screenshot has three visible tabs at the top, including "Bill Summary," "Bill History", and "Budget Isolation Resolution." The tab "Bill Summary" has been selected and underneath is the text as follows:
HB63 - 2026 Regular Session
Current Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Title: Adoption; de facto parent adoption authorized in certain circumstances
Bill Links:
[Link to Introduced]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5fx5477zlnxgfbejltzgjdyg/bafkreiakam3varzg5dqmtx6rqpzcxj7hdgkmzxkjvn7ga665mu6ajirrj4)
Hey, 🥚 people. This Alabama bill just came across my desk and I'm curious what you think of it. It would allow for "de facto" adoptions, treating them as stepparent adoptions. Info and text of the bill is here: legiscan.com/AL/bill/HB63...
There’s a fix. It’s in Congress, and it’s called the Protecting Adoptees and American Families Act, or the PAAF Act adopteesunited.org/legislation/...
Especially today, props to intercountry adopted people who speak out about being denied US citizenship despite being adopted by US citizen parents decades ago 🥚 www.bbc.com/news/article...
🥚 for the adoptee feed - this is my second novel, and my first with an adoptee protagonist! 🥰 🙂
I'll get word out about what to do to support this critical legislation, but if you want to get started today, here's how to contact your US Senators and your US Representative 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/action/citiz...
The US Senate has introduced the bipartisan Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, formerly known as the Adoptee Citizenship Act. Let's get this enacted so that thousands of intercountry adoptees finally secure US citizenship. 🥚 adopteesunited.org/congress-int...
Sure, but what happened to the bag of $50,000 in CASH? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
I'm serious. I should give a prize to the person who figures it out. (also, person does not have a US passport and never has).
Intercountry adoptee never possessed her original certificate of naturalization and has lost her state ID. Your job? Figure out how to get just *one* of them now. One. Good luck.
I’m not aware of deleting any comments on YouTube. I rarely even check the comments I receive on YouTube. I just don’t have the capacity to do so.
It goes beyond reviewing what are currently disqualifying actions or crimes and adds new ones---albeit undefined and expansive, to wit:
