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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Roxanna Asgarian

Texas case could change adoption rules for Native American children, and undercut tribal rights

Organizers and activists rally as the Supreme Court hears a case that challenges the legality of the Indian Child Welfare Act on Nov. 9, 2022.
Organizers and activists rally Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a case that challenges the legality of the Indian Child Welfare Act. (Credit: Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribune)

Jennifer and Chad Brackeen, an anesthesiologist and a stay-at-home dad, already had two biological children when they decided to foster a child. “God started to speak to our hearts about opening our home for more,” Jennifer explained in a now-defunct blog.

The Evangelical Christian couple in Fort Worth began caring for a 10-month-old boy in 2016, and the next year, decided they wanted to adopt him.

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