Adam Crasper, a man who was adopted from South Korea to the United States in 1979 now faces deportation as he was never naturalized as a US citizen. This article explores his tale in-depth and sheds light on immigration issues related to intercountry adoption. According to the article, up until 2001 children brought to the US through intercountry adoption were not automatically granted US citizenship, meaning that it was the responsibility of adoptive parents to apply for and obtain citizenship for their adopted children, which Crasper’s adoptive parents never did. In 1985, Crasper’s adoptive parents terminated their custodial rights, placing Crasper into the foster care system in Oregon where he lived in several foster homes and experienced countless abuses. In adulthood, he became involved in criminal activity which has inhibited his ability to obtain US citizenship and has put him before an immigration judge for a preliminary hearing.
