동영상 뉴스 A Korean - American adoptee who came to the United States almost four decades ago faces deportation . Adopted at the age of three in 1979 , Adam Crapser was abandoned seven years later and bounced around from foster families . His last guardians , who were extremely abusive and eventually convicted , never filed for his U . S . citizenship . Crapser ran away , lived on the streets and got in trouble with crime . Now married and soon to be the father of four , Crapser applied for his green card two years ago . But his criminal record , ranging from burglary to assault , made him susceptible to deportation . Up for a court hearing in June , pleas , including an online petition , have been gaining strength to help Crapser stay in the States . The 40 - year - old man says that staying for the family is ' imperative '. [ YTN 이벤트 ] 봄 이 오 는 풍경 을 전해 주 세요 ! 101 명 에게 백화점 상품권 과 커피 를 드립니다 . [ 저작권자 ( c ) YTN & YTN PLUS . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 ]