“As Italian Americans and as Americans, we have a responsibility to remember these victims and ensure their story is properly taught so that such injustices are never repeated,” Allegrini said.

For decades, unwed mothers in Italy were pressured to give up children born out of wedlock. Thousands were sent to America.

The 106th Congress (1999-2000) took significant steps in addressing historical injustices by passing the Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act (H.R.2442).

By the numbers: PortaleItaly, co-founded by Italian lawyer Gianni Dell-Aiuto, has handled about 300 dual citizenship cases, the vast majority for Americans, since it started in 2020.

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