Washington, Feb. 3 -- Congresswoman Debbie Dingell issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem requesting answers regarding the recently expanded pause on issuing immigrant visas for 75 countries, which has rolled back exceptions for international adoption visas.
"As you know, international adoption visas are only issued to a select group of children who have gone through multiyear processes with their prospective U.S. families before they can be adopted," Dingell wrote. "In 2023, only 1,275 international adoption visas were issued by the Department of State. Every international adoptee is subject to extensive vettin...