"100 years ago, children who were adopted were not automatically able to inherit from their adoptive parents in the same way biological children were. Today, we cannot imagine how adopted children could have fewer rights than other children born into a family. Unfortunately, another significant discrepancy continues to exist for certain internationally adopted persons: A child who was adopted in complete compliance with U.S. law and the laws of the birth country may not be a U.S. citizen, even though the person’s sibling, who was born in the same foreign country to the U.S. parents, would be a full U.S. citizen. Now as adults, one sibling has all the rights of U.S. citizenship, while the adopted sibling may not have automatic rights of citizenship, and is vulnerable to deportation."
Children who were adopted in compliance with U.S. law are not all U.S. citizens
The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 was intended to provide citizenship to children of intercountry adoption just as if the child had been born to the parents; however, it did not cover anyone who had already turned 18 by the time the statute was implemented in February 27, 2001
This important legislation will correct the oversights of the past and ensure equal protection for adopted adults.