Coverage dated April 25, 2025

2-year-old US citizen apparently deported 'with no meaningful process,' judge says

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A federal judge in Louisiana said a 2-year-old U.S. citizen appears to have been deported with her mother to Honduras with no meaningful due process.

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The Guardian
Trump officials deported two-year-old US citizen ‘with no meaningful process’, judge says (opens The Guardian)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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Child’s father pushes to have her returned to US as White House challenges law with its immigration crackdown
NBC Chicago
2-year-old US citizen apparently deported 'with no meaningful process,' judge says (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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A federal judge in Louisiana said a 2-year-old U.S. citizen appears to have been deported with her mother to Honduras with no meaningful due process.
Seattle Times
2-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Was Deported ‘With No Meaningful Process,’ Judge Suspects (opens Seattle Times)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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A federal judge in Louisiana expressed concern Friday that the Trump administration had deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras “with no meaningful process” and against the wishes of her...
ABC 7 San Francisco
2-year-old US citizen deported 'with no meaningful process,' judge suspects (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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The child was initially detained with her undocumented mother and sister at a routine immigration check in New Orleans earlier this week.
Washington Examiner
Judge suspects two-year-old deported alongside mother and sister with ‘no meaningful process’ (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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The government claims the mother wished to take her daughter with her to Honduras, citing a handwritten note allegedly confirming the woman's intent.
Salon
Trump-appointed judge slams deportation of 2-year-old US citizen: "It is illegal" (opens Salon)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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The child's father filed to keep her in the U.S. before she was removed from the country Friday
The Hill
Federal judge suspects 2-year-old US citizen deported without ‘meaningful process’ (opens The Hill)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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A federal judge on Friday sounded the alarm after lawyers alleged the Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen without “meaningful process.” The toddler’s father filed a petition for release after the child was deported alongside her sister and mother, who was determined to be in the …
Wyoming Public Media
U.S. judge says 2-year-old apparently deported to Honduras 'with no meaningful process' (opens Wyoming Public Media)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government.
News Nation Now
2-year-old US citizen deported without ‘meaningful process’: Judge (opens News Nation Now)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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The Trump administration has also been under fire for the mistaken deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador.
CBS News
Judge demands answers on whether 2-year-old U.S. citizen was deported to Honduras (opens CBS News)
Published Apr 25, 2025
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In an order, a federal judge wrote there was a "strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process."

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