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Last updated on March 3, 2021

Bill Actions for the First Week of March

Bills in Arizona, Idaho, and Tennessee are up for consideration in committee this week, plus bills in Iowa and Mississippi are facing critical deadlines.

Last updated on February 28, 2021

A Brief History of Florida Adoptee Rights

The updated report covers the beginning of Florida adoption law in 1885 and provides a more than 100-year timeline of adoptee rights in the state.

Last updated on February 26, 2021

Crunch Week: What You Can Do

Adoptee rights bills are being heard in numerous committees this week. Here’s what is on those agendas as well as recommended actions.

Last updated on February 19, 2021

American Baby and the Punishing Secrecy of Adoption

American Baby weaves truth into the adoptions that predominated the second half of the twentieth century, a time of locked down records, secret transactions, and abusive experimentation.

Last updated on February 8, 2021

Why I Changed Hawaii’s Status

Hawai’i has been reclassified as a state with compromised rights for adult adoptees. Here’s why.

Last updated on September 28, 2020

What Happens When You Question Adoption

The politicization of the Barretts’ adoptions from Haiti—which they’ve clearly politicized themselves—highlights the rift between concept and reality in intercountry adoption.

Last updated on September 28, 2020

Before You Start Spouting Off About Haiti, Amy Coney Barrett, and the ‘Beauty’ of Adoption

Suddenly, intercountry adoption is a cudgel and a political tool in the debate over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Educate yourself first.

Last updated on February 3, 2021

The Sham Promise of ‘Integrated Birth Certificates’

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Mandating a single solution in the form of a badly thought-through integrated birth certificate? That’s wrong, and I reject it.

Last updated on September 30, 2020

Naturalization Fee to Increase More than 80 Percent in October

The final rule adjusts application and other USCIS fees, with the cost of naturalization increasing from $640 to $1,170.00.

Last updated on April 24, 2020

Immigration Proclamation: What You Need to Know

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The American Immigration Lawyers Association has released the following information about the recent Presidential Proclamation related to suspension of certain immigration classes to the United States.

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Adoptee Rights Law Center

The Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC is an adoptee-focused legal practice founded by Gregory Luce, a Minnesota lawyer and D.C.-born adoptee.

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Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

Latest Posts

  • Bill Actions for the First Week of March
  • A Brief History of Florida Adoptee Rights
  • Crunch Week: What You Can Do
  • American Baby and the Punishing Secrecy of Adoption
  • Why I Changed Hawaii’s Status

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Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
PO Box 19561
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
T: (612) 221-3947
E: [email protected]

Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

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I also monitor federal legislation related to intercountry adoptees.

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Recent Posts

  • Bill Actions for the First Week of March
  • A Brief History of Florida Adoptee Rights
  • Crunch Week: What You Can Do

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Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC
Gregory D. Luce
PO Box 19561
Minneapolis Minnesota 55419
T: (612) 221-3947
E: [email protected]

Legal representation limited to issues involving Minnesota law and federal immigration law.

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