Midwife-delivered Latino Americans born in the Southwest continued to be unable to obtain a passport even after supplying countless extra documentation. Ned Levi has heard from those who have been affected, and updates us on this serious problem.
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For untold numbers of Latinos born in the Southwest who were delivered by midwives, obtaining a passport has become almost an impossibility, according to a class action suit filed by the ACLU on September 9th. The suit alleges the State Department is sending this group of passport applicants on a “scavenger hunt” and when presented with requested additional documentation, denying the applications anyway.
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