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17212: Solanges: Fwd: Standards to adopt Haitian Children (fwd)
From: Dotie Joseph <dotiej@hotmail.com>
Please contact Ms. Solages directly at: solages@bc.edu
Hello, this is Carrie Solages, I hope all is well.
>
>> I am in need of your help for an Asylum case that I am working on.
>>
>> I am currently working in a immigration clinic in which I represent
>> individuals in immigration matters. I am working on a case of an
>asylum
>seeker
>> from Haiti who has faced political persecution in Haiti. He escaped
>Haiti
>with
>> his wife, child and another adopted child. He also has one other
>adopted
>child
>> in Haiti. I have already submitted his case to the authorities and he
>is
>> likely to gain asylum. His case is strong.
>>
>> However, I have a problem with gaining citizenship for his children.
>He did
>> not formally adopt two of his children. He adopted the two children
>> by
>
>paying
>> a lawyer to make adoption papers. The U.S. will not recognize the
>adoption
>of
>> these children because the Immigration statute sets out certain
>requirements
>> for adoption and his case is not sufficient. He gained adoption of
>> the
>two
>> children because their birth parents abandoned them-literally, by
>placing
>them
>> in an outhouse behind his home. The asylum seeker raised them and
>served as
>> their parent in everyway possible.
>>
>> I would like to know if you know of anyone (a professor or social
>worker or
>> anyone) who is knowledgeable of adoption and family structures in
>Haiti.
>>
>> I am in need of an individual to provide a statement describing the
>methods
>of
>> adoption in Haiti and how it is normal or commonly accepted for one
>> to
>adopt
>> or gain control of a child in the manner stated above.
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