The Waiting Period for my Birth Certificate

I received another email from ICAB on June 28, approximately 15 days since I'd emailed a signed form requesting the retrieval of my birth certificate. This email had the subject: "Post Adoption Concern" which made my heart flutter since it sounded so serious and official. The content of this email basically said that ICAB has …

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Immigrant Children Being Separated and Placed into U.S Foster Care

Since May, over 2,300 immigrant children have been forcibly separated from their parents at the Mexican border due to President Trump's "zero tolerance" policy. When I watched the news, I was speechless. I was terrified for the children being placed into foster care because they don't belong there. These children belong to families, they are …

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