Secret records: Government says Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone

Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan could be seen as abduction, US says

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing a U.S. Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan risks violating international law,

Justice Department claims Marine's adoption of Afghan war orphan could be seen as 'child abduction'

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan could be seen as international child abduction.

Secret records: Government says Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing an American Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan risks violating international law and could be viewed around the world as “endorsing an act of international child abduction,” according to secret court records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Secret Records: Government Says Marine's Adoption of Afghan Orphan Seen as Abduction, Must Be Undone

The U.S. government has warned a Virginia judge that an American Marine’s adoption of an Afghan war orphan was flawed and could be seen as international child abduction.

In Secret Docs, Govt Warns Judge Over Marine’s Adoption Of Afghan Orphan

In an extremely rare intervention, the Justice Department said the adoption could be seen as “endorsing an act of international child abduction."

Government records: Virginia Marine’s adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone

It is rare for the federal government to step into a local custody case, but concern about the child’s fate has stretched across the Trump and Biden administrations.