US citizen parents' adopted daughter about to be deported.

[sinkingfeeling]

https://kdvr.com/2018/08/09/colorado-parents-fighting-to-stop-legally-adopted-four-year-old-daughter-from-being-deported/amp/?__twitter_impression=true



AURORA, Colo. -- An Aurora family is scrambling to figure out how to keep their 4-year-old daughter in the United States.

The Becerras had to stay in Peru for 13 months before a visa was granted. Angela came to the United States for the first time in March.

“So she has a visa. She’s here on a tourist visa that expires Aug. 31,” Amy Becerra said.

Less than a month before it expires, Angela’s immigration case has been denied.

[Afromania]

1. I have no words.

[enough]

2. Pure cruelty. NT

[lpbk2713]

3. Whoever made this decision has a heart of ICE.

The cruelty here is unconscionable.

[Recursion]

27. The relevant decision wasn't made at ICE but at State

9 times out of 10 this is about some kind of paperwork error, and it's the reason why the B1 visa the child is on can be extended.

[Ohiogal]

4. Evil and cruel.

Just what the far right wingnuts love.

[superpatriotman]

5. America is afraid of a Latino invasion

.45's America. White. Not beige.

Ocasio-Cortez has the regressives scared more than any Latino since Che Guevara.

[Adrahil]

24. Yup....

In the HUGE fight I had with my in-laws last week, they used that very word. "Invasion."

I pointed out to them, not too gently, that white people can here uninvited and took this land by force from the people already living here.

Now THAT'S an invasion.

[VMA131Marine]

6. I retweeted this to both of my Senators

Hopefully everyone else will do the same. This is not right.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. The County where

these folks live is a Right Wing Controlled POS,with their dominance controlled out of Colorado Springs. Think about it,White Religious Freaks running the show. Home base of Trump's Supreme Court Pick. Nuf said.

[treestar]

8. They must be claiming something is wrong with the adoption

I would hope they could use prosecutorial discretion and not deport this child while it is straightened out. Kind of opposite of Elian Gonzalez case.

[LisaL]

9. I don't think they are claiming there are issues with adoption.

Seems the issue is that the child came to US on the tourist visa. It sounds like it should have been a different visa.

[treestar]

10. oh good grief

if the government granted the visa, and then let her - admitted her as a visitor - holding that against a 4 year old seems utterly stupid.

[LisaL]

11. As far as I understand it, people who come to US on the tourist visa

aren't supposed to stay permanently.
Obviously in this case this is a 4 year old child adopted by US citizens so deporting her is ridiculous.

[treestar]

13. Maybe they got frustrated by the time it takes

it should have been the K visa that was intended to relieve that problem, perhaps.

[DFW]

12. Agreed on the sloppy paperwork but it's not the child's fault

Deporting a four year old legally adopted child for this reason alone is pure sadistic cruelty. In other words, Republican S.O.P.

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. If she has been adopted by US citizens, isn't she automatically a citizen at that point? Nt

[Major Nikon]

18. No, there's some hoops you have to jump through

It shouldn't be that hard unless there's a shitstain xenophobe infesting the Oval Office.

[obamanut2012]

20. No

Similar to if you marry a US citizen, you are not a citizen. There are hoops to be jumped through and paperwork to fill out.

[LisaL]

23. Exactly.

[WePurrsevere]

28. Per the Child Citizenship Act of 2000,...

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption/Adoption-Process/us-citizenship-for-your-child.html

Acquiring U.S. Citizenship for your Child

Child Citizenship Act

It is important to ensure that your adopted child becomes a U.S. citizen. If you postpone documenting or obtaining your child's citizenship, later he or she may have difficulty getting college scholarships, working legally, voting, and enjoying other rights and privileges. In some cases, the child might even be subject to deportation. Act now to safeguard your child's rights and future.

The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 was designed to make acquisition of U.S. citizenship easier and to eliminate extra steps and costs. Under the Child Citizenship Act, children adopted abroad automatically acquire U.S. citizenship if:

At least one of the child's parents is a U.S. citizen;
The child is under 18;

The child lives in the legal and physical custody of the American citizen parent;
The child is admitted into the United States as an immigrant for lawful permanent residence; and
The adoption is final.

Because of the Child Citizenship Act, many parents no longer need to apply separately for a child's naturalization.

If your adoption does not meet these requirements, you must take additional steps to secure your child's U.S. citizenship. Children who enter the United States on IH-4 or IR-4 visas automatically acquire U.S. citizenship (assuming they are under 18) as of the date of their full and final adoption in the United States. To obtain a Certificate of Citizenship once the adoption is finalized, beneficiaries file Form N-600 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). (More at the above link)

Find Law has an excellent write up on this as well...
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/nolo/us-immigration/how-foreign-born-adopted-children-get-citizenship.html

My niece and nephew were adopted from China and S, Korea respectively. Their parents had to jump through hoops so the niece was a legal citizen. By the time they adopted my nephew the Child Citizenship Act was in place and it was automatic when the adoption was finalized.

[LakeArenal]

15. I've said before: What happened to the smiting.

People like these are ripe for lightening bolts and seven plagues. Where’s the smiting of these......people?

[IronLionZion]

16. FFS

Their congressional representatives should be able to sort this out. Tourist visa vs whatever is the right way for adopted kids. As if lots of Americans haven't adopted kids from overseas before.

[Collimator]

22. You are probably right.

Paperwork confusion happens a great deal of the time and can be dealt with.

I don't know if your post title of "FFS" refers to the people reading about the situation and getting very emotionally invested in outrage over it, or the initial statement/decision being given to the family.

Being told that their adopted 4 year old will be deported is awful for the family and seems an unnecessary and cruel stressor. For that reason, I am angry at the bureaucrats and policy-makers in charge. Why put anyone through the misery of just hearing about the possibility?

Since it is very likely that the situation will be resolved happily for the family, I will put my outrage on hold and direct my attention elsewhere. However, if the child is deported, then, yes, it would be an egregious example of the new "normal" that our current cold-hearted adminsitration has unleashed on society.

[IronLionZion]

25. FFS on the initial statement/decision being given to the family

It would be an epic failure of our government bureaucrats and policy makers if the child is deported for such a bad reason.

Knowing this administration, it is entirely possible they will not take action even if prompted by the family's congressional representatives.

[slumcamper]

17. EVIL.

[ailsagirl]

19. I JUST CAN'T STAND THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mercuryblues]

21. The problem started because

The father has duel citizenship. They adopted the baby in Peru. It is not an international adoption. In April 2017, they wanted to move back to the US, the child could not get a travel visa.

She was unable to travel to the United States because the U.S. does not grant travel visas to anyone with a current immigration application.

they managed to get her a tourist visa.

Now the child's immigration application has been denied, with only 3 weeks left on her tourist visa.



My guess is they adopted in Peru because it would be easier and cheaper, because the adoptive father is a citizen there. Them trump got elected on his promise to not let brown people in the USA.

trump's America.

[Initech]

26. Fuck this god damn piece of shit fucking administration!!!!

And fuck his "base" too, they're pieces of shit just like he is!