Illinois Woman Told She Is No Longer an American

[justashooter 430]

Angela Boneva is living in limbo.

For years she, and the U.S. government, thought the Bulgarian-born 34-year-old was an American citizen. But, when she went to renew her passport in 2003, the State Department reportedly told her something terribly different.

Boneva's father was born in Indiana, and the consulate in Bulgaria gave her U.S. citizenship while she was growing up in the country in 1981. She was able to visit relatives in Chicago and eventually move to the area in 1997, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Then in 2003, the married mother of a now 7-year-old U.S.-born boy received a letter from the U.S. State Department saying there was a mistake and she wasn't an American citizen, according to the Tribune.

"I thought it was some kind of joke," she told the Tribune. "I grew up believing I'm an American, and now they want to take that away? This is like a bad dream."

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Edited February 9, 2010 by justashooter

[ErikaAndHamit 73]

My mother since her divorce from my father (also an immigrant) has gradually lost her documents, I.D's etc. Thinking this would be easy to just replace a lost driver license or get an I.D, she was rudely awakened to the fact that she really has no way to prove her identity or citizenship! My mother has been in America since age 5 and there is no way to help her as they want a birth certificate which is from another country. Geesh, how does this happen? I don't get it.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Interesting, furthering the need for immigration reform. Sexy woman too!

Edited February 10, 2010 by Niels Bohr

[Ban Hammer 14,161]

Interesting, furthering the need for immigration reform. Sexy woman too!

she's married, horndog. keep your pants on.

Edited February 10, 2010 by charles!

[Niels Bohr 72]

Just complimenting her

she's married, horndog. keep your pants on.

[natty bumppo 297]

Just complimenting her

NB chasing a married woman .... nothing new here ... move along ...