Tankoano’s Nigerien father enjoyed full diplomatic immunity as a counselor at the United Nations when his son was born, State Department officials said. Soldiers on overseas assignments who are leaving the military typically return to the United States to complete their paperwork. But Tankoano said his commanders ordered him to take passport photos so the State Department could furnish travel documents and fly him to Niger. State Department and CBP officials said he should have known that he wasn’t citizen after both were denied. ADThe State Department acknowledged that the U.S. passport he received as a toddler was “issued in error,” an official said.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2020 17:21 UTC