"A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and now on the brink of war with the United States."

#USVeteran #AdopteeRights #StopDeportations #ImmigrationReform
https://apnews.com/article/iran-adoptee-deportation-4a68978053c29bfd6df152392ab73211

Woman adopted by American war veteran faces deportation to Iran

A woman adopted as a toddler by an American war veteran, who he found in the 1970s in an Iranian orphanage and raised as a Christian, is being threatened with deportation to Iran, a country notoriously dangerous for Christians and on the brink of war with the United States. She is one of thousands adopted from abroad who were never granted citizenship because of a legal loophole. The woman, who The Associated Press is not naming because of her legal situation, received a letter this month ordering her to appear for removal proceedings. She has no criminal record. The letter says she is eligible for deportation because she overstayed her visa in 1974 at 4 years old.

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In a more general way, if you were "adopted" in New York State in the last 60 years, even if only a legal adoption for custody purposes due to remarriage, be sure and get a copy of your real, accurate birth record. Specify "pre-adoption birth certificate."

If you are over 18, you have that right. Reject any legally-lying substitutes.

#adopteerights

Så har TRC (Truth and Reconsiliation Committee) fremlagt deres rapport der påviser der er sket et systematisk brud på menneskerettighederne med adoptionerne fra Korea frem til 1997. SÅ mangler vi bare Danmark følger trop. #adopteerights #adoptionsaktivisme

Coming out of the adoption fog—leaving behind fear, obligation, guilt—was a long, complicated, beautiful journey.

My story @medium

#adopteevoices #adoptee #adopteerights

https://mindystern.medium.com/coming-out-of-the-fog-bd6891506ba1

ADOPTEES UNITE on Instagram: "Religious trauma/silencing as an adoptee is a real issue and one of the main causes of white saviorism. Swipe to read more! writing: @k_yam95 @creightonw graphics: @rowan.vde @artofpadillaaz @anna.liqiao editing: @renardecurieuse @anna.liqiao"

adoptees.unite on July 13, 2023: "Religious trauma/silencing as an adoptee is a real issue and one of the main causes of white savi..."

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The Adoptee Rights Law Center has done an incredible amount of work to make it easy to support this year's Adoptee Rights National Week of Action.

Learn more here!

#adoption #AdopteeRights

https://adopteerightslaw.com/third-annual-adoptee-rights-national-week-action/

National Week of Action | Adoptee Rights Law Center

The third annual National Week of Action. Join me and others to secure positive change for adopted people.

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Happy #TartanDay ! I have known I'm part of the Scots-Irish Burns sept of the Campbell clan for just over a year, after 40 years of secrecy. #Adoptees have a right to know their families and their histories. Make it legal for us to know who we are! #AdoptionIsTrauma #AdopteeRights

Just for fun, here's my father (l) & me (r), side by side. He was about 30 in his pic, I was about 15 in mine. Pretty wild, no?

(A surfboard had broken my nose a cpl of wks b4 this pic was taken, but normally, we had/have the same nose.) #adoption #adopteevoices #adopteerights #adoptoverse #DNAmatters

"Adoption also isn't driven by children w/o families; it's driven by the desires & demands of unrelated strangers to add those children to their own families. The orphan discourse (& the resulting confusion about the actual numbers of orphans worldwide) reflects market demand for children, not children's actual need for care." Another Must Read about #adoption by an #adopted person. #adopteevoices #adopteesonadoption #adopteerights #adoptoverse https://adoptionpolitics.substack.com/p/orphans-or-orphans-whats-the-problem
Orphans? Or "orphans"? What's the problem, anyways?

In a world that's constantly shifting and changing around us, it's reassuring to know that some things never change, like the way people never fail to invoke the specter of orphans if you happen to say anything on social media even mildly critical of current or historical adoption practices and politics. It’s as predictable as the sunrise.

Adoption Is Political