When John & Kerri Evans discover their son, Kameron, has a biological sister who is an orphan in Cambodia, they seek and receive permission from the US Government to adopt her and bring her home to the USA.
For the next 6 years, the Evans family is held hostage in Cambodia by the US Embassy, USCIS, and US Departments of State and Homeland Security. The Embassy staff instructs them to pay bribes and commit multiple crimes. They refuse to do so and are rewarded with harrassment from the IRS.
Eventually, the family is set free and allowed to bring their children home. But, their marriage is destroyed and they are ruined financially.