News ‘You love this country, and it’s taken from you’: Adoption doesn’t guarantee US citizenship December 16, 2020Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘You love this country, and it’s taken from you’: Adoption doesn’t guarantee US citizenship Thousands of adoptees who came into the U.S. legally as children found out they aren't citizens. They face uncertainty and, at worst, deportation.