Young's Adoptive Mother Died 8 Years Ago
POSTED: 6:40 pm EDT June 16, 2006
LYNN, Mass. -- A young Lynn woman is caught in an immigration fight because records of her legal adoption cannot be found.
NewsCenter 5's David Boeri reported that Massachusetts has been Zosia Young's home since she was a toddler. She said her mother adopted her from the Philippines.
"As far as I know, my adoptive mother, Gloria went to the Philippines to begin adoption proceedings there and gained custody of me when I was about 3 months old," Young said....
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Woman Fears Adopted Son Will Be Deported
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A local woman fears the son she adopted from the Philippines will be deported because he is not a U.S. citizen, KMBC's Lara Moritz reported.
"He's an American, but he's not a citizen," said Michelle Peeler.
Peeler and her then-military husband adopted Sean from the Philippines. She said they were assured Sean would automatically become a U.S. citizen.
"As we're U.S. citizens, our son was therefore a U.S. citizen. There was nothing to worry about," Peeler said.
Moritz reported that life in America for Sean was like that for any other boy. Then Peeler got a shock when Sean was denied a passport to go on his senior class trip to Mexico....
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"He's an American, but he's not a citizen," said Michelle Peeler.
Peeler and her then-military husband adopted Sean from the Philippines. She said they were assured Sean would automatically become a U.S. citizen.
"As we're U.S. citizens, our son was therefore a U.S. citizen. There was nothing to worry about," Peeler said.
Moritz reported that life in America for Sean was like that for any other boy. Then Peeler got a shock when Sean was denied a passport to go on his senior class trip to Mexico....
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