Case #001 — Five Years Without a Passport as a U.S. Citizen
Location: Nassau, Bahamas Status: Ongoing Primary Issue: Prolonged Passport Non-Issuance I was born Ngozi Adeyemi Ware. Cash was my Bahamian stepfather’s name. For five years, my life has been suspended by a document I am legally entitled to — a U.S. passport.Despite being born in the Bronx, New York, providing extensive documentation, DNA verification, and […]
Case #002 — When Having an ID Is Still Not Enough
Akinlana Balogun Ware (Pennsylvania, USA) My brother, Akinlana Balogun Ware, is a U.S. citizen who lives and works in Philadelphia. He holds a valid U.S. passport and a Pennsylvania state ID. By every common-sense standard, his identity is established. And yet, he cannot obtain a copy of his own birth certificate. The reason is not […]