Ambassador Jacobs Travels to Guatemala with Sen. Mary Landrieu

Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Travels to Guatemala Media NoteOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCJuly 2, 2012 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is visiting Guatemala from July 1-3 as part of a Congressional Delegation led by Senator Mary Landrieu. The delegation, which includes officials from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), is meeting with Guatemalan officials …

DOS Adoption Notice – Guatemala Update

May 14, 2012 Notice: Guatemala Update This Adoption Notice is a follow up to the Notice of December 12, 2011.   Universal List In March 2012, after months of meetings to gather information, U.S. officials presented a list of known pending cases to Guatemalan officials.  This list is a compellation of USCIS records of all properly grandfathered Form I-600A applications …

An Open Letter from Norma Cruz to Senator Mary Landrieu

The following letter was provided to PEAR for publication at large. It follows up CICIG’s request for clarification from Senator Landrieu on her comments questioning the legitimacy of the CICIG report Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law referenced in our blog on May 4, 2011 – http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2011/05/cicigs-report-on-players-involved-in.html. Senator …