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Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

Husband and wife Bryan and Julie Hanlon talk in the bedroom of their adopted son Peterson in their house in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Hanlons became the legal parents of the five-year-old Haitian boy and his six-year-old sister Gina in 2022 but fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Super Hero toys and a backpack sit in the bedroom set up for Peterson, a five-year-old Haitian boy who has been adopted by Bryan and Julie Hanlon, to use when he arrives to their home in Washington D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Hanlons became the legal parents of Peterson and his six-year-old sister Gina in 2022 but fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Husband and wife Bryan and Julie Hanlon sit in their adopted daughter's bedroom at their home in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Hanlons became the legal parents of the Haitian six-yar-old girl and her five-year-old brother Peterson in 2022 but fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Dolls and a backpack sit in the bedroom set up for Gina, a six-year-old Haitian girl who has been adopted by Bryan and Julie Hanlon, to use when she arrives to their home in Washington D.C., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The Hanlons became the legal parents of Gina and her five-year-old brother Peterson in 2022 but fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) Bryan and Julie Hanlon hold photos of their adopted Haitian children, Gina, left, and Peterson, in a play area of their home in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. They became the legal parents of the siblings in 2022 and fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti