Secretary Hillary Clinton along with Michele Bond from the Department of State, Sharon Parrott from the Department of Health and Human Services, and Lauren Kielsmeier from the Department of Homeland Security give updates and answer questions about developments in Haiti, including the status on orphans. Transcript and video are available here: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/01/135461.htm Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People …
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DOS Adoption Alert: Haiti Earthquake and Intercountry Adoption
January 15, 2009 Haiti Earthquake and Intercountry Adoption : Where Final Adoption Decree Or Grant Of Custody has been Issued We have received numerous inquiries from American citizens whose Haitian adoptions had already been completed by the Haitian Government. We understand the deep concern these prospective adoptive parents feel about the welfare of these children, and we are actively working …
UPDATE: Guatemala Pilot Program
Over the past few days both JCICS and Ethica came out with statements confirming that the U.S. Department of State submitted a letter of interest to the Guatemalan government regarding participation in the pilot program announced by the Central Authority of Guatemala. This morning, PEAR received an adoption alert from the DOS confirming that the DOS submitted a letter of …
PEAR Questions to US Department of State
PEAR has asked the following questions to Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, Janice L. Jacobs during the Ask the State Department Celebrate National Adoption Month open questioning period that ends November 30. The State Department will be selecting questions and answering them on their website in December. 1. How can China be considered “Hague-compliant” with open trafficking rampant enough for …
DOS Responds to Questions re: Nam Dinh Adoptions
Below is the text of an email from the DOS responding to PEAR’s questions concerning notification of families and children involved in the adoption cases leading to the recent criminal convictions in Vietnam Dear Ms. Weeks, Thank you for your inquiry regarding the recent convictions of individuals involved in adoption fraud in Vietnam. You have raised some important questions. Below …
UPDATE: Philippines – Moratorium on International Adoption of Children Under age 2.
The following notice was published by the The Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), the Central Authority for the Philippines on April 23, 2009. Currently, there is no information concerning this notice on the US DOS Adoption Webpages – www.adoption.state.gov. PEAR was made aware of a possible moratorium by US prospective adoptive parents currently seeking to adopt from the Philippines. Our research …
Guatemala: Raid on Asociación Primavera April 7, 2009
Recently, there have been news reports in Guatemala that there was a raid on Asociación Primavera on April 7,2009. News reports have stated that 9 children were removed from the home in Palin PEAR has confirmed through the DOS that NO children were removed from Asociación Primavera. Two news articles below———————————————————————– http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=331425&CategoryId=23558April 12, 2009Nine Tots Rescued From Illegal Adoption in …
Update on Raided Hogars in Guatemala
Recently the DOS posted an update about the adoption cases from Casa Quivira and Semillas de Amor. A 3rd new location was mentioned: Asociacion Santa Lucia de la Flores Silvestres. This location may also be known as Hogar Santa Lucia de Las Flores Silvestres La Esperanza. This hogar was raided in May 2008. It appears that 6 or 7 of …
UPDATE: Call to Action Vietnam – USCIS/DOS Statements
Adoptions from Vietnam to the United States Will Not Resume Without a New Bilateral Agreement – Action Taken to Establish Safeguards that Protect Children and Families WASHINGTON – United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State (DOS) issued a joint statement with the government of Vietnam announcing that the processing of new adoption cases will not …
USCIS Posts FAQ on Intercountry Adoption
The USCIS published an updated list of FAQ on Intercountry adoptions dated9/29/08. The New FAQ can be found at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=0dc16c30c3fac110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/3zr4qb If either link gives you trouble, just go to: http://www.uscis.gov/ and click on “Press Room” in the upper righthand corner. The FAQ address some frequent concerns stated by PAPs in process of adopting from Hague and Non-Hague …