oh yeah, about that...

A teenager may face deportation because of explicably shady records of her adoption from Guatemala to the US when she was 2 years old.

CNN article here.

How is this what time is wasted on?

CNN contacted the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services about Allie's situation. Bill Wright, deputy press secretary of the USCIS, responded with a statement, saying "even in the most sympathetic of situations, such as this, we do not get to selectively dismiss our immigration laws. USCIS has been trying to work the Mulvihill family, and we continue to urge them to provide evidence that this minor is eligible for permanent residency."

Goodness gracious. I mean, if you read the article, it looks like a bona fide attempt was made to prove this girl's adoption was legit. If it happened, it happened. She was adopted, or was effectively so. At the very least, can't she have some sort of sponsored legal residency until she turns 18 and can try and become a citizen then? Don't make them fake a marriage for a green card. Are adoption laws and regulations that weird and strict? If they can't find the parents, then I guess she's an orphan and somehow they should be able to readopt her, right?