FORT THOMAS, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky mother of six adopted children from Ukraine has been in that country for the past month, trying to bring home a seventh.
Colleen Thompson and her husband David were in the process of adopting a teenager named Maure when Russia attacked Ukraine, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. Colleen Thompson felt compelled to travel to Ukraine to try to get Maure out, even though the U.S. State Department has warned Americans to depart the country immediately.
Maure is one of about 300 Ukrainian orphans who were in the process of being adopted by an American family when the attacks began, according to a congressional letter asking the U.S. State Department for help.
The State Department referred The Enquirer to information on its website, which says that children without a final adoption or guardianship order generally aren’t eligible for a visa. Visa eligibility is determined by U.S. immigration law, and officials aren’t able to make exceptions, the website says.
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