Adoptee Rights Law Center
@adopteerights.bsky.social
Lawyer, law firm, adopted person. Lover of toast. Based in Minnesota, born and adopted in the District of Columbia | adopteerightslaw.com
I did not have "Chad is the leader of antifa" on my bingo card.
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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...
Federal judge blocks termination of Haitian TPS, keeps protections from ending Tuesday
With Temporary Protected Status, TPS, set to end at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington renders a decision.
www.miamiherald.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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/...
Iowa Legislature - BillBook
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
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February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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...
Vivien’s Wild Ride - Independent Lens
When her eyesight begins to fade, a film editor reimagines belonging and what it truly means to see.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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?...
"아이들에게 한국에서 살 기회를 주세요" 고향을 '외국'으로 만든 입양 기관에 맞서고 있는 아담 크랩서의 이야기 | 추적60분 인터뷰
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January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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 🥚
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Faith-based groups, organized labor, individuals, and community-based organizations are calling for a General Strike on January 23, 2026. #generalstrike 🥚
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...
Citizenship, Voting, and Identity Documents, Advancing Advocacy in Michigan
Anna Sarkitova interviews adoptee rights attorney Gregory Luce on citizenship, voting, identity rights, and advancing adoptee advocacy.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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...
Action: US Citizenship for Intercountry Adoptees
Ask your US Senators and House Representative to support a bill providing US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees in the United States
adopteerightslaw.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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...
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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: 🥚
I dag var der åbent ekspertmøde om forældelsesfrister på adoptionsområdet i Folketingets socialudvalg.
Adopterede får ofte at vide at man ikke kan lave om på noget der skete i fortiden, at kompensation jo ikke ændrer noget.
www.ft.dk/udvalg/udval...
#adoption #dkpol
Adopterede får ofte at vide at man ikke kan lave om på noget der skete i fortiden, at kompensation jo ikke ændrer noget.
www.ft.dk/udvalg/udval...
#adoption #dkpol
www.ft.dk
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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/...
State Legislation | Adoptees United Inc.
Analysis and action on state-level legislation impacting adopted people in the United States.
adopteesunited.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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/...
"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...
Fate of 350,000 Haitians at Stake as Court Weighs Temporary Protected Status
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"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-...
USCIS Wants to Interview My Client--For a Certificate of Citizenship
Scheduling an interview for a Certificate of Citizenship case is confusing, wasteful, and a potentially troubling development.
adopteerightslaw.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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-...
USCIS Wants to Interview My Client--For a Certificate of Citizenship
Scheduling an interview for a Certificate of Citizenship case is confusing, wasteful, and a potentially troubling development.
adopteerightslaw.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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...
Governor Newsom announces multiple clemency actions | Governor of California
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November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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...
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...
![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@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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...
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...
The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember - BBC News
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
www.bbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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...
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🥚 for the adoptee feed - this is my second novel, and my first with an adoptee protagonist! 🥰 🙂
October 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🥚 for the adoptee feed - this is my second novel, and my first with an adoptee protagonist! 🥰 🙂
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...
The Protect Adoptees and American Families Act | Adoptees United
The fight for US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees continues, with introduction of the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act
adopteesunited.org
September 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
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September 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Sure, but what happened to the bag of $50,000 in CASH? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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.
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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.
USCIS has updated its policy guidance on what constitutes "Good Moral Character" (GMC), what a foreign national must demonstrate to become a US citizen. The new "holistic" approach is incredibly broad. It will no doubt be challenged. It's here: uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
August 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
USCIS has updated its policy guidance on what constitutes "Good Moral Character" (GMC), what a foreign national must demonstrate to become a US citizen. The new "holistic" approach is incredibly broad. It will no doubt be challenged. It's here: uscis.gov/sites/defaul...
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Adoptees are getting caught in immigration troubles they never thought they’d be in. Many didn’t even know they could be targets.
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
August 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Adoptees are getting caught in immigration troubles they never thought they’d be in. Many didn’t even know they could be targets.
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
The full conversation with Greg Luce from @adopteerights.bsky.social is out now! Wherever you get your podcasts. Just search Make It Make Sense with Grant Hermes
Fascinating article that, you guessed it, has a moment with an adopted person. And how “mattering” can be a counterpoint to “perfectionism” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Pain of Perfectionism
It’s the fault people humblebrag about in job interviews, but psychologists are discovering more and more about the real harm it causes.
www.newyorker.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Fascinating article that, you guessed it, has a moment with an adopted person. And how “mattering” can be a counterpoint to “perfectionism” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families
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August 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Inside Trump’s New Tactic to Separate Immigrant Families www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...
I've been tracking redactions and withholding of critical documents from my client's "A Files," which are released as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. It's pretty bad. 🥚 public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...
USCIS: All Redacted and Withheld Pages
A Flourish data visualization by Gregory D Luce
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August 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I've been tracking redactions and withholding of critical documents from my client's "A Files," which are released as part of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. It's pretty bad. 🥚 public.flourish.studio/visualisatio...