Gov’t paves way for Haitian orphans eligible for adoption to come to US
By APMonday, January 18, 2010
Gov’t lets Haitian orphans come to US for care
WASHINGTON — The government is making it easier for Haitian orphans being adopted by Americans to enter the United States.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that the humanitarian policy will be applied temporarily, on a case-by-case basis, to orphaned children from Haiti who are being adopted by U.S. citizens or who have been matched to prospective adoptive parents who are U.S. citizens.
Napolitano said the policy is aimed at helping orphans get the care they need after Haiti’s devastating earthquake. It comes after the United States last week granted temporary protected status to Haitian nationals in the United States as of Jan. 12, allowing them to stay in the U.S. for the next 18 months.
Tags: Caribbean, Haiti, Latin America And Caribbean, North America, United States, Washington
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July 28, 2010: 10:09 am
I think disaster awareness should be focused too in Education rebuilding in Haiti since, I believe if am not mistaken that Haiti in the ring of fire and anytime it would be shaken by earth quakes, we can’t really control the rage of mother nature all we can do is try to survive it’s rage |
 Heather Veremis |
January 19, 2010: 5:23 pm
Can you please give me some information for a contact person regarding adopting a child from Haiti? My husband and I were wanting to adopt before the earthquake. I can’t think of a child more in need of a family than a child in Haiti. Thank You! |
 Marie |
January 19, 2010: 4:03 pm
Somebody knows where can we go if we want to adopt a Haitian baby? |
 Julie Harms |
January 19, 2010: 7:20 am
My husband and I would be interested in adopting or temperary care of homeless children with later reunification with the children’s Haitian family. |
shawn banks