Foreign Affairs: Agencies Have Improved the Intercountry Adoption Process, but Further Enhancements Are Needed
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A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "U.S. intercountry adoptions nearly tripled from more than 8,000 to more than 22,000 between fiscal years 1994 and 2004. While the Department of State (State) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) manage the process, factors ranging from corruption to inadequate legal frameworks in foreign countries could lead to abuses such as the abduction of children. GAO (1) describes the U.S. interco…
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Date:
October 21, 2005
Creator:
United States. Government Accountability Office.
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