Thanks for the helpful post—it helps understand the procedures about declaring and proving citizenship better. I had no idea that what happened to your brother ‘could’ happen.
I can’t wait to see how this plays out.
When Baracks mother married Lolo Soetoro, and Lolo adopted Barack, she and Barack became an Indonesian citizens. It would be interesting to find out what passport they re-entered the USA when Barack was 11 years old back in 1972.