[SvenMagnussen]

“State dept 7 FAM 1200, 7 FAM 1290.

7 FAM 1200 is about minors and loss of nationality; see section 1292 (i) (2).”

You’re quoting a policy statement from the State Department updated in 2012. The FAM is updated and changed with each administration. The FAM in 1968 is vastly different from the FAM in 2012.

For that matter, the Federal Foster Care program did not accept U.S. Citizen minors in the program in 1971 to 1979. Currently, the Federal Foster Care program does accept U.S. Citizen minors into the program.

In 1971, there were only two contractors with HHS to administer the Federal Foster Care program. The two contractors were Catholic Social Services of Connecticut and Lutheran Social Services. Lutheran Social Services primarily focused on Ports of Entry along the East Coast in 1971. Catholic Social Services of Connecticut administered the program throughout the U.S. Consequently, Catholic Social Services of Connecticut was the only provider of the Federal Foster Care program to take custody of an unaccompanied minor with foreign nationality at a Port of Entry in Hawaii.

Obama’s only connection to Connecticut is his SSN filed on his behalf by his case manager at Catholic Social Services of Connecticut. Only foreign nationals could enter the Federal Foster Care program in the 70’s.

[WildHighlander57]

“The FAM in 1968 is vastly different from the FAM in 2012.”

Since you have access to USCIS archives (as mentioned on your FR infopage) could you provide the 1968 version of the 7 FAM 1200, 7 FAM 1290?

[GregNH]

Obama’s only connection to Connecticut is his SSN filed on his behalf by his case manager at Catholic Social Services of Connecticut. Only foreign nationals could enter the Federal Foster Care program in the 70’s.

The only problem with this "only connection to Connecticut" is that the SSN is not his. Can you explain this?

[Brown Deer]

You’re quoting a policy statement from the State Department updated in 2012. The FAM is updated and changed with each administration. The FAM in 1968 is vastly different from the FAM in 2012.

The U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual was first published in 1973.

Since you have access to USCIS archives (as mentioned on your FR infopage) could you provide the 1968 version of the 7 FAM 1200, 7 FAM 1290?

This should be interesting. ;-)

[Cold Case Posse Supporter]

” Catholic Social Services of Connecticut was the only provider of the Federal Foster Care program to take custody of an unaccompanied minor with foreign nationality at a Port of Entry in Hawaii.”

Please provide me a link that supports this assertion.

[GregNH]

Catholic Social Services of Connecticut was the only provider of the Federal Foster Care program to take custody of an unaccompanied minor with foreign nationality at a Port of Entry in Hawaii.

Hi Greg,

I checked with our immigration services director who said that Catholic Social Services (one of our former names) did not provide services for unaccompanied refugee minors during the 1970s. She suggests that you check with Child and Family Service to see if they provided this specialized service. Great question! Celeste

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From: Greg

Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 3:16 AM

To: Celeste

Subject: RE: Website Inquiry

Thank you very much for the reply.

I am doing some research and am being told that "Catholic Family Services" would have been the organization who would take custody of an unaccompanied minor arriving from a foreign shore. The time frame was about the 1970's. Is this something that you would have been involved in? Greg