women and 34 men. These individuals had become stateless for a variety of reasons, including: • Discriminatory nationality policies in countries such as the DRC, Myanmar, and Bhutan; • State succession in the case of individuals from former Soviet countries, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. Some had lost their nationality, while others, including many Romani and Rohingya, had been born stateless. They included a mix of undocumented persons, LPRs, asylees, and refugees, most of whom had become LPRs. Most of the undocumented stateless persons arrived legally in the United States. Some came as children, particularly people from the former Soviet Union and the Romani from Europe. Many sought, but did not receive asylum. Some lacked identification documents from their home countries. Some received orders of removal, but could not be deported. Instead, they experienced long periods of detention. Several had been released under orders of supervision, and others were in the process of re-applying for asylum. Table 8. Interviewees’ countries of birth Country of Birth Bhutan Myanmar Democratic Republic of Congo Eritrea Ethiopia France Kuwait Nepal Netherlands Turkey USSR / Russia Estonia Georgia Russia Uzbekistan Total Number of Interviewees 8 24 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 48 The interviews revealed an embedded population that had established deep roots, but faced extraordinary disadvantages in US society. Most considered the United States home. They reported having US citizen children and (even) grandchildren. Several owned their own businesses and homes. Many had attended school in the United States, and were active members of their communities. 69