A 12-year-old boy living in Alaska is facing deportation after federal immigration authorities rejected evidence that he is a U.S. citizen, according to his attorney, who says the case highlights growing disputes over how citizenship is verified.
The child's legal team says they submitted documentation showing the boy derived U.S. citizenship through his father, including an affidavit from the father, who is a U.S. citizen, reported Forbes. But U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has declined to accept the claim without DNA evidence establishing paternity.
