HILLSBORO, Ore. – A small child who was under threat of being sent to Mexico to live with strangers has been successfully adopted by her grandparents in Hillsboro.

In April of 2008, state of Oregon officials said they would try to take Faith Cephus, then 23 months old, from her grandparents in Hillsboro and send her to Mexico to live with relatives of her half-siblings – people she doesn't know.

A month later, DHS rescinded the effort and said they would continue to review the case.

Faith's father, mother and the father of her half-brother and half-sister were all in prison, and the mother of the children was fighting to keep her parental rights. Courts ruled against her.

Faith's grandparents, Maurice and Luz Cephus, found out last week that their quest to adopt Faith will be certified in May.

Faith’s mother is expected to be released from prison on Friday. She will be allowed supervised visits.

Faith’s half-siblings have been sent to Mexico and live with grandparents there.