A's life took a drastic turn when she learned her adoptive parents never completed her naturalization, rendering her at risk of deportation. This oversight turned her previously normal life into one filled with fear and uncertainty, especially regarding accessing education and financial aid. Despite the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 aimed at easing these issues, it only covered a limited group of adoptees. Advocates have long sought legislative change to close citizenship gaps for adoptees, but recent political climates have complicated their efforts further.
A, who asked to be referred to by her last initial out of fear of deportation, realized the papers that would prove she was a citizen... had never existed.
For the past 25 years, advocates have been pushing for Congress to remove the age cutoff and narrow the citizenship gap among adoptees.
The Child Citizenship Act was aimed at future adoptees, but did not cover those already in the U.S. under incorrect visas.
Advocates assert that Trump’s second term has intensified fears among adoptees, as his administration broadens the scope of deportation.
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