A letter came today from Homeland Security... the folks dedicated to keeping Americans safe.
My son, Jeremiah,
upon further consideration...
has been denied U.S. citizenship.
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A rather new visitor to this blog wished for a little explanation regarding this post. I think her visit was somewhen around the post Of Mice and Men.
So, I have picked out a few posts that I think touch upon the issues here.
My first post, describing the events around our first adoption, Willy. please forgive all the spam in the comments... It's an old post.
About the fire, an issue that has placed obstacles in the way of his citizenship.
One of my favorite posts, about where my children came from, in honor of Mother's Day.
Jeremiah is granted residency.
Here is the short version:
We adopted two children from Haiti 15 years ago. When Jeremiah turned 18 we checked into service for him because of his disabilities and discovered the boys were never granted citizenship, and had entered the U.S. under emergency medical visas which had expired. since then we have spent quite a bit on lawyers, filing fees, and a lot of red tape top fix it. Because of an incident with fire, Jeremiah's application was in question. We got the residency, and then to our surprise, citizenship, for both boys. Today they informed us that Jeremiah's citezenship will not be granted afterall. We can apply in five years.
So, I have picked out a few posts that I think touch upon the issues here.
My first post, describing the events around our first adoption, Willy. please forgive all the spam in the comments... It's an old post.
About the fire, an issue that has placed obstacles in the way of his citizenship.
One of my favorite posts, about where my children came from, in honor of Mother's Day.
Jeremiah is granted residency.
Here is the short version:
We adopted two children from Haiti 15 years ago. When Jeremiah turned 18 we checked into service for him because of his disabilities and discovered the boys were never granted citizenship, and had entered the U.S. under emergency medical visas which had expired. since then we have spent quite a bit on lawyers, filing fees, and a lot of red tape top fix it. Because of an incident with fire, Jeremiah's application was in question. We got the residency, and then to our surprise, citizenship, for both boys. Today they informed us that Jeremiah's citezenship will not be granted afterall. We can apply in five years.