Reply To: Should citizens be able to adopt non-citizens at the border?

@Gadolhadorah
The government has to be cautious who they place children with. There is a great liability if bad things happen.
When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, there were thousands of youth (American Citizens) shipped to the mainland to attend school while PR rebuilt.
They had to first be assigned to licensed foster parents, unless a close family relationship could be proven (sibling, aunt, uncle, grandparent). CT DCF set up a rush licensing course for secondary relatives (Cousins, etc) that took 7 days of classes, home visits and background checks. Normally, the licensing process takes a minimum of 6 months.
Government can act fast if it wants to do so.