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Lawyer, law firm, adopted person. Lover of toast. Based in Minnesota, born and adopted in the District of Columbia | adopteerightslaw.com

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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If you've had any questions about what I've been doing lately, well, this is it. Thanks to everyone who has supported this important work!🥚 adopteesunited.org/citizenship-...
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Citizenship Clinic Update: Oct 2026 | Adoptees United Inc.
We've handled 496 requests, served 447 people, and secured 100 new citizenship certificates for clients.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I was so frustrated by the redactions, withholding, and denial of immigration documents for my clients. So I sued. The @nytimes.com describes what's happening. I happen to be one of those lawyers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Immigrants’ Lawyers Say U.S. Is Redacting Documents Proving Legal Status (Gift Article)
Many noncitizens need immigration records the government has to prove their legal stay and resist deportation. The government is redacting and withholding those documents, lawyers say.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Non-Adoptees: WTF? Adoptees: Hold My Beer 🍺 🥚 www.ksl.com/article/5160...
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Utah changes birth certificate policy after KSL Investigators uncover records issue
A family experienced what felt like a records runaround when they tried to get certified copies of their birth certificates.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Anyone know who these alleged orgs are: • Adoptee Advisory Committee • Adoptees for Children • Adoptees Supporting Adoptee Citizenship Because they are listed as supporting the terrible “adoptee citizenship” bill just introduced in Congress . 🥚
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This is coming to my hometown of Minneapolis, and I'll be there on a panel, in a great venue (Open Book). Hope to see friends there. www.eventbrite.com/e/live-podca...
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Live Podcast Event with ATMOM & Friends in Minneapolis: Sept. 11th-13th
Join ATMOM for a weekend of community featuring a live podcast, a solo performer, a panel, two documentary shorts, and a comedy performance.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It’s very on brand for them. After all, they pioneered the use of “proxy adoption,” which led to the IR-4 visa, which led to thousands of intercountry adoptees without citizenship.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This is a bill that we must defeat. Read on, and stay engaged. 🥚 We'll need your help. adopteerightslaw.com/citizenship-...
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Call It the "Adoptee Deportation Act of 2026" | ARLC
The Citizenship for International Adoptees Act is a dangerous and newly introduced bill. Adoptees and their allies should not support it.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I'm currently not recommending U.S. domestic air travel for intercountry adoptees unless it is 1) necessary and 2) they have a U.S. passport. More details. Please read carefully. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/advisory-do-...
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ADVISORY: Do Not Fly | ARLC
Intercountry adoptees should use caution and possess a US passport book or card when flying within the United States.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I'm mucking around with a new OBC map---and may tweak some terms. Here's a current draft of things. Let me know what you think. It's something you can play with. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/adoptee-obc-...
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Adoptee Rights: Original Birth Records by State
Interactive map showing adult adoptee rights to original birth records across the United States.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Just putting this here in case you are A VIRGINIA-BORN ADOPTEE WHO WANTS A COPY OF YOUR OWN ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORD. Just saying. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/virginia-ori...
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Virginia's New OBC Law | Adoptee Rights Law Center
All about Virginia's new OBC law--- and how to apply for your own original birth record, starting July 1, 2026.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In ongoing efforts to reduce the number of people who become US citizens, the Trump administration is seeking to jack up naturalization filing fees by more than 80%---and get rid of existing fee waivers for those who do not have the means to pay adopteerightslaw.com/us-increase-...
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The US Wants to Jack Up the Price to Naturalize | ARLC
The Trump administration seeks to jack up filing fees by 80% for people applying to naturalize, while also eliminating existing fee waivers.
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Kailee Pedersen @kaileepedersen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It's the last week to request a free (adoptee community only) advance reader copy of THE MINIMALIST! For fans of TÁR and THE PIANO TEACHER, THE MINIMALIST is a psychological horror novel featuring adoptee issues & the agony & ecstasy of classical music. 🥚 Request here by June 19: tr.ee/FdlY1S
The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen. Free Advance Reader Copies for the Adoptee Community. Request by June 19. Cover features an Asian woman's face in a slashed-through piano silhouette.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
So far, for a limited number of intercountry adoptees applying for Certificates of Citizenship, fingerprints are being required. Here's what to know about this development. 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/fingerprints...
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Fingerprints and the N-600 | Adoptee Rights Law Center
Suddenly, fingerprints are being taken for N-600 applications in specific limited circumstances. Here's what to know.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This is probably one of the top five requests I get from people. But there’s barely any legal solution. It shouldn’t be that hard. adopteerightslaw.com/annulment/
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Adoptions and Annulments | Adoptee Rights Law Center
What if your best interest--- as the adopted person--- is to annul your own adoption?
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
True, like 18,000 years. 🤪
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Y'all! Starting July 1, 20026, we go from 16 to 17. More info: mailchi.mp/0fa10318c33e...
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
It’s actually 16, and about to be 17 (Virginia in July)
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"The problem is decades old, but has taken on new urgency during the Trump administration’s determination to deport millions of undocumented immigrants." Thanks to @nytimes.com and Elizabeth Williamson for this article www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/u...
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Born Abroad and Fearful of ICE, Adoptees Try to Prove They Belong
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Here’s more info: adopteesunited.org/legislation/...
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
So, I wrote a bill. It does something ridiculously radical in America: release a certified copy of an adult adoptee’s own adoption decree . . . to the adult adopted person—upon request. Minnesota SF4382.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Imma be busy. adopteerightslaw.com/where-to-fin...
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Upcoming | Adoptee Rights Law Center
It's been an incredibly busy time for me. Here's where you can find me in the coming months.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I do not like the days when I must inform an intercountry adoptee that they are not a US citizen. Today is such a day, and there will be more days like this until we work to fix it. 🥚
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
An article for anyone who misunderstands—or doubts—the fear and lasting damage that US-supported terrorism does to entire communities. In an American city. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
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A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I did not have "Chad is the leader of antifa" on my bingo card.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
One of the plaintiffs in this case is a client---and an intercountry adoptee 🥚 whose only lifeline to remain and work in the US is the Haiti TPS program. Her courage to become a named plaintiff is 🔥 www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Federal judge blocks termination of Haitian TPS, keeps protections from ending Tuesday
With Temporary Protected Status, TPS, set to end at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, a federal judge in Washington renders a decision.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A newly introduced Iowa bill requires post-adoption interviews with the adoptive parents and the adopted person, including a "face-to-face interview with the adopted person conducted outside the presence of the parent named in the final adoption decree." 🥚 www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/...
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Iowa Legislature - BillBook
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This premieres today on PBS. It traces an accomplished film editor's journey through decades of secrecy, creative accomplishment, and eventual reunion with a daughter she lost as a teenager www.pbs.org/independentl...
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Vivien’s Wild Ride - Independent Lens
When her eyesight begins to fade, a film editor reimagines belonging and what it truly means to see.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Adam Crapser talks about his deportation to Korea, his unsuccessful court case against Holt, and Korean adoptees in the United States but without US citizenship [In English and Korean] youtu.be/G-P5nmhwmo8?...
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"아이들에게 한국에서 살 기회를 주세요" 고향을 '외국'으로 만든 입양 기관에 맞서고 있는 아담 크랩서의 이야기 | 추적60분 인터뷰
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Faith-based groups, organized labor, individuals, and community-based organizations are calling for a General Strike on January 23, 2026. #generalstrike 🥚
Dark blue background with the following word large and in white GENERAL STRIKE, under which is January 23, 2026, No Work No School No Shopping
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Those parents were lied to.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
If you want to hear about all that's been going on with immigration, US citizenship, and overall adoptee rights, join me and Anna Sarkitova this Sunday, January 18 at 2pm Central/3pm Eastern, all part of the @aaom-adoptees.bsky.social speaker series www.eventbrite.com/e/citizenshi...
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Citizenship, Voting, and Identity Documents, Advancing Advocacy in Michigan
Anna Sarkitova interviews adoptee rights attorney Gregory Luce on citizenship, voting, identity rights, and advancing adoptee advocacy.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
With the chaos and violence here in my hometown of Minneapolis (I can hear the helicopters right now), it's a good time to remind people that many intercountry adoptees don't have US citizenship. Here's more info and an ask: adopteerightslaw.com/action/citiz...
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Action: US Citizenship for Intercountry Adoptees
Ask your US Senators and House Representative to support a bill providing US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees in the United States
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MJ @moonjoo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today the Danish Parliament's social affairs committee held an open hearing on the statute of limitation in adoption cases. Three experts presented evidence on why illegal #adoption should be exempt from the statute of limitations: 🥚
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Newly filed OBC bills in California and Virginia, one with a hearing today. From the @adopteesunited.bsky.social 2026 State Legislation update. adopteesunited.org/legislation/...
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State Legislation | Adoptees United Inc.
Analysis and action on state-level legislation impacting adopted people in the United States.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
My client is one of the plaintiffs, and I cannot emphasize enough the courage and strength it takes for her to take this on.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
"The named Haitian plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a registered nurse, a doctoral candidate researching Alzheimer’s disease, a woman adopted by Americans and a college student." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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Fate of 350,000 Haitians at Stake as Court Weighs Temporary Protected Status
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Traveling today and nn my way to this interview. I’ll report back what I learn. adopteerightslaw.com/uscis-wants-...
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USCIS Wants to Interview My Client--For a Certificate of Citizenship
Scheduling an interview for a Certificate of Citizenship case is confusing, wasteful, and a potentially troubling development.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Interviews for an Application for a Certificate of Citizenship (N-600) are rare. Yet here we are 😳🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/uscis-wants-...
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USCIS Wants to Interview My Client--For a Certificate of Citizenship
Scheduling an interview for a Certificate of Citizenship case is confusing, wasteful, and a potentially troubling development.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Big California Update. An intercountry adoptee has received a pardon from Gov. Newsom, paving the way to remove a deportation order and reclaim green card status. Kudos to @governor.ca.gov for his action, especially in recognizing the impact on adopted people www.gov.ca.gov/2025/11/07/g...
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Governor Newsom announces multiple clemency actions | Governor of California
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Hey, 🥚 people. This Alabama bill just came across my desk and I'm curious what you think of it. It would allow for "de facto" adoptions, treating them as stepparent adoptions. Info and text of the bill is here: legiscan.com/AL/bill/HB63...
Screenshot of Alabama legislative page for information on HB63. The screenshot has three visible tabs at the top, including "Bill Summary," "Bill History", and "Budget Isolation Resolution." The tab "Bill Summary" has been selected and underneath is the text as follows:

HB63 - 2026 Regular Session

Current Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

Title: Adoption; de facto parent adoption authorized in certain circumstances

Bill Links:

[Link to Introduced]
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
There’s a fix. It’s in Congress, and it’s called the Protecting Adoptees and American Families Act, or the PAAF Act adopteesunited.org/legislation/...
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Federal Legislation | Adoptees United Inc.
Overview of federal legislation during the 119th Congress that could impact adopted people in the United States.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Especially today, props to intercountry adopted people who speak out about being denied US citizenship despite being adopted by US citizen parents decades ago 🥚 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The American adoptees who fear deportation to a country they can't remember - BBC News
Thousands of US adoptees do not have citizenship despite being brought to the country as babies decades ago. Now many fear deportation.
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Kailee Pedersen @kaileepedersen.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🥚 for the adoptee feed - this is my second novel, and my first with an adoptee protagonist! 🥰 🙂
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I'll get word out about what to do to support this critical legislation, but if you want to get started today, here's how to contact your US Senators and your US Representative 🥚 adopteerightslaw.com/action/citiz...
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Action: US Citizenship for Intercountry Adoptees
Ask your US Senators and House Representative to support a bill providing US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees in the United States
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The US Senate has introduced the bipartisan Protect Adoptees and American Families Act, formerly known as the Adoptee Citizenship Act. Let's get this enacted so that thousands of intercountry adoptees finally secure US citizenship. 🥚 adopteesunited.org/congress-int...
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The Protect Adoptees and American Families Act | Adoptees United
The fight for US citizenship for all intercountry adoptees continues, with introduction of the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Sure, but what happened to the bag of $50,000 in CASH? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
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Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
I'm serious. I should give a prize to the person who figures it out. (also, person does not have a US passport and never has).
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Intercountry adoptee never possessed her original certificate of naturalization and has lost her state ID. Your job? Figure out how to get just *one* of them now. One. Good luck.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I’m not aware of deleting any comments on YouTube. I rarely even check the comments I receive on YouTube. I just don’t have the capacity to do so.
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Adoptee Rights Law Center @adopteerights.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
It goes beyond reviewing what are currently disqualifying actions or crimes and adds new ones---albeit undefined and expansive, to wit:
• Any other acts that are contrary to the average behavior of citizens in the jurisdiction where aliens reside. These could be actions that, while technically lawful, may be inconsistent with civic responsibility within the community, such as reckless or habitual traffic infractions, or harassment or aggressive solicitation.
• In assessing acts that are unlawful or contrary to the average behavior of citizens of the community in which the alien resides USCIS will review all available documentation and question aliens seeking naturalization regarding the specific circumstances of their actions to determine if a particular situation or act should bar an alien from naturalization.
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