Anchorage 12-year-old faces deportation despite U.S. military father
Apr 28, 2026·Location: Alaska, AK
Country of origin: Nigeria
A 12-year-old boy in Anchorage, Alaska, faces deportation by ICE despite claims to U.S. citizenship through his father, a U.S. military service member. USCIS has refused to recognize his citizenship claim without DNA testing to establish paternity. The boy was born to a Nigerian mother and the case remains pending.
Sources
- ICE Seeks to Deport 12-Year-Old Living in Alaska as Family Fights to Prove U.S. Citizenship Without DNA Test
latintimes.com·Apr 28, 2026·archived copy
- ICE Wants To Deport 12-Year-Old Boy Immigration Lawyer Says Is Citizen
Yahoo News·Apr 27, 2026·archived copy
- wegotthiscovered.com
- Anchorage boy's deportation hinges on proving a US citizen is his father
alaskapublic.org·Apr 2, 2026·archived copy
- Alaska Boy Faces Deportation Despite Evidence of U.S. Citizenship Through Navy Veteran Father - Las Vegas News
las-vegas-news.com·May 1, 2026·archived copy
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