Adoptee Deportation
- David Goldman - AP
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FILE - Childhood photos of 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, are displayed along with a picture of her father, a WWII Air Force veteran, at left, and additional family photos, Monday, June 24, 2024, in Henderson, Nev.
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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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