US: & Ukraine: Adoption in a Time of Crisis: We Should Be Concerned (Opinion)
Imprint – April 06, 2022
On Feb. 24, Russia launched an unprovoked attack against Ukraine. It immediately became apparent to the Ukrainian government and child protection experts that this scenario presented unprecedented risks for child abduction, exploitation and trafficking. For the most part, the Ukrainian government has insisted that the nation’s children remain in Europe to ensure expeditious family reunification when the war is over. Almost immediately, however, American adoption service providers, their prospective adoptive parent clients and hosting programs which are not licensed or accredited, began an aggressive campaign to pressure the Congress and the U.S. Department of State to permit Ukrainian children to come to the United States and be adopted. Dozens of members of Congress responded by sending a sternly worded letter to the State Department, issuing demands that fly in the face of the Ukrainian government’s official position.
Also: Letter to Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State: https://bit.ly/3r9PbyS
https://imprintnews.org/opinion/adoption-in-a-time-of-crisis-we-should-be-concerned/64041