Lawyers allege ICE deports 3 US-born children – DW – April 27, 2025

US ICE agents have deported three American children aged 2, 4, and 7, along with their undocumented immigrant mothers, their lawyers said on Saturday. The deportations took place from the southern US state of Louisiana and are part of the Trump administration’s push to carry out mass expulsions of undocumented migrants. The National Immigration Project claimed that the deportations were hastily ordered and carried out in the early hours of Friday. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a statement that the deportations are “illegal and inhumane.” One of the children has cancer and was deported without medication or medical consultations, according to the ACLU. The mothers were not given a fair opportunity to decide whether they wanted the children to remain in the United States. A federal judge in Louisiana raised questions about the deportation of the 2-year-old, highlighting that it is unlawful to deport a US citizen. The judge set a hearing on May 16. The White House has also defied a Supreme Court ruling that the Trump administration must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. On Friday, federal agents arrested a US judge in Wisconsin for allegedly shielding an undocumented migrant. Trump dismissed due judicial process around deportations, stating that it is not possible to have trials for millions of people.

Source: https://www.dw.com/en/us-ice-deports-3-american-children-say-lawyers/a-72366567?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf