moroccan lawyer nadia mouhir joined their fight. >> ( translated ): they were blocked. were dozens of families in rabat, agadir, marrakech casablanca. the prosecutors refused to give their approval. the judges couldn't grant the kafala after the circular. >> reporter: with orphanages overflowing, mouhir and her fellow advocates fought the circular. it took more than a year, but most families left morocco with their children by the end of 2013. courts have since declared the circular contradicts national law. but the damage has been done says mouhir. >> ( translated ): people are afraid to start a kafala, afraid of judges who would still apply the circular. in rabat we have only three or four families, when we used to have 30 or 40 during the same period. even worse, foreign authorities no longer want to grant permission for them to come to morocco. >> reporter: several american adoption agencies confirmed to pbs newshour, they no longer risk doing kafalas in morocco. the ministry of justice did not accept our requests for an interview. >> ( translated ): it was a feelin