The White House Defends Deportation of Citizen Children

• The White House Defends Deportation of Citizen Children.
• As reported by EFE.
• Here are the details.

The White House on Monday defended the controversial decision to deport three children under the age of seven—born in the United States—along with their undocumented mothers.

This comes amid strong criticism from human rights organizations.

During a press briefing, Border Czar Tom Homan argued that it was the parents who chose to have their children accompany them during deportation.

“If you choose to have a U.S. citizen child knowing you’re in this country illegally, you are putting yourself in that situation. You’re putting your family in that situation,” Homan said in defense of the action.

The official insisted that the government does not deport U.S. citizens, asserting that “it was the parents who made the decision, not the United States government.”

The White House Defends Deportation of Citizen Children

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) denounced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New Orleans kept the families almost completely out of contact, preventing lawyers and relatives from reaching them.

According to activists, the deported mothers were eligible for immigration relief.

However, being denied access to legal counsel, they were unable to exercise their right to due process.

Now, human rights organizations are demanding that ICE allow their return to the United States so they can appeal their cases in court.

Debate Over Birthright Citizenship

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The situation has reignited debate over the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to any person born on U.S. soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

President Donald Trump has publicly challenged this provision, proposing changes that would limit automatic access to citizenship—an idea widely rejected by legal and civil rights sectors.

Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding these deportations continues to grow, highlighting the tensions between the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the constitutional rights of the youngest U.S. citizens.

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