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For decades, intercountry adoptions approved by courts and government agencies did not automatically guarantee US citizenship.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

She added that “it is my hope that conditions improve very soon so that intercountry adoptions can resume.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2022

In fiscal year 2020, it surpassed China to become the country with the most adoptions to the U.S., responsible for more than 10% of all intercountry adoptions to the U.S.,

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

China is the only country that has suspended intercountry adoptions, as other countries have reopened that process amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a State Department official.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2021

Ethiopia isn't a signatory to The Hague Convention, a treaty to guarantee intercountry adoption is transparent and in a child's best interest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2012