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A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war.
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California, United States, Iran
Who
Judge Andrew Fishkin, Ms. S (“woman”), Emily Howe, Department of Homeland Security
What
A federal immigration judge has granted asylum to a woman orphaned in Iran in the 1970s and adopted by an American war veteran, who immigration officials threatened earlier this year with deportation to the country with which the U.S. is now at war.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:45:01 GMT · 3h 50m ago
Where
California, United States, Iran ·
Why
The woman was threatened with deportation because she overstayed her visa in March 1974 at 4 years old, a bureaucratic loophole that prevented her from gaining citizenship despite being adopted by American parents.
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How this affects you
This ruling ends a months-long ordeal for the woman and highlights a systemic issue where thousands of international adoptees, due to bureaucratic loopholes between adoption and immigration law, were never granted citizenship, impacting their legal status and sense of belonging.
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