An American who was adopted from South Korea 40 years ago (Korean "foreign adoption boom"), who is married and has kids in the U.S.,
has been deported back to South Korea because Trump:
"Crapser’s case also highlights the shaky legal status of possibly thousands of South Korean adoptees in the United States whose parents may have failed to get them citizenship, potentially leaving them vulnerable to deportation if they acquire a criminal record in a country that’s becoming increasingly aggressive about going after undocumented immigrants.
Crapser, who was named Shin Seong-hyeok by his Korean mother, is one of five adoptees who the Seoul government confirms now live in South Korea after being deported from the United States. Several of the deportees have reportedly dealt with mental health issues and served jail time in South Korea for assault and other crimes.
Activists say the South Korean government has done a poor job tracking deported adoptees and that the real number is almost certainly larger. Officials wouldn’t provide details about the other deportees."
This is cruelty and white supremacism, pure and simple. Crapser has brought the first lawsuit against a Korean adoption agency and while very much an uphill battle, here's hoping he wins. It's beyond belief that international adoption agencies can operate without any mechanism to ensure the adoptees have full citizenship in their target countries.
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