‘I want to go home’: Man born in Canada but adopted by Americans stuck up north

CTV News ^ | 10/11/2025

[madison10]

What a mess!

[DFG]

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

he said. “A couple of times I’ve crossed the border and they’ve said, ‘Hey, just so you know, you might need some stuff the next time, but no big deal,” he said. “Suddenly, it’s a big deal.” There were signs.

[GingisK]

In my humble opinion, you are not an American citizen if you carry a different passport. Dual citizenship should not exist. Generation zero foreigners, even naturalized, should not be allowed to be elected to Congress.

[Deaf Smith]

Lacking in the posted story…

Why does the guy have a Canadian passport?

He knew what he did when is applied for it.

[NorthMountain]

He told officials he’s an American citizen, but carries a Canadian passport.

What the hell is he doing with a CANADIAN passport since he claims to be a citizen of these UNTED STATES?

noting he was a military service member with the U.S. navy

WTF again? Didn't the NAVY want to sort out his actual citizenship?

I have the feeling we're not being told all relevant facts, here ...

[hanamizu]

McBride tried to retain a lawyer in New York but didn’t have enough money to cover the cost.

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If only he were a ‘Maryland man’. Gilmar is still here with a team of lawyers trying to keep him here. Who is paying for them and why?

[PilotDave]

So at 63 yo he still had a Canadian passport? It never occurred to him to get that straight? Yeah.. right.

[NorthMountain]

Dual citizenship should not exist.

Agree; it's an abomination.

We can't control what other countries do ... eligibility for dual citizenship due to some other country's laws is beyond our control.

But we CAN treat acceptance of citizenship in another country as renunciation of US citizenship.

[Drew68]

What a mess!

And the only solution is to open our borders to 100 million illegals.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

“I spent my whole life assuming I'm American,” he said. “A couple of times I've crossed the border and they've said, ‘Hey, just so you know, you might need some stuff the next time, but no big deal,” he said. “Suddenly, it's a big deal.”

That is the way it works.

When a bureaucrat tells you that you might want to get your stuff in order for "next time" please understand. You met one of the rare good ones and they are cutting you a lot of slack.

Go find out what is not right and get it fixed.

Or you are going to find yourself in hot water.

[TheDon]

“they demonstrate to a Customs and Border Protection officer at a U.S. Port of Entry that they are either U.S. citizens or admissible under applicable laws.”

I like the government’s new attitude about immigration issues, “that’s a you problem.”

[Dilbert San Diego]

Good point. That should have been a wake up call to him to get things straightened out, and to get his American passport.

A sad story in some ways, but in telling the details, he had warning that he was in trouble by not having an American passport.

[pfflier]

He told officials he’s an American citizen, but carries a Canadian passport.

Should have gone in all the way a long time ago.

[ifinnegan]

“I spent my whole life assuming I’m American,”

Obviously not true given he carries a Canadian passport.

[Farmerbob]

I’ve always been told Canadia’s socialized medicine was awesome. Sounds like he lucked up.

[lastchance]

“McBride was born in Canada but adopted by American parents as a baby in the early ‘60s. Despite insisting he’s an American citizen, the adoption records and documents he showed at the border weren’t enough proof.”

Then he is a U.S. citizen. This should be cleared up pronto!

[Drew68]

I’ve always been told Canadia’s socialized medicine was awesome. Sounds like he lucked up.

"Doc, I tripped and I might've broken my wrist."

"Have you considered medically-assisted suicide?"

[aquila48]

““I spent my whole life assuming I’m American,” “

Is that why you carry a Canadian passport and claim to be a Canadian citizen?