Overview

• The MoveOn.org petition has surpassed 6,000 signatures since early July to demand that Melania Trump, her parents and son Barron be included in the first round of deportations.
• Supporters argue that if President Trump’s administration targets naturalized citizens and their families, his own should face identical scrutiny, with petition language labeling Barron an “anchor baby.”
• Melania Trump, born in Slovenia in 1970, became a U.S. permanent resident in 2001 and a citizen in 2006 before sponsoring her parents through chain migration—policies the president has publicly criticized.
• Earlier calls from figures like Rep. Maxine Waters to review Melania’s immigration records have resurfaced, fueling debate over favoritism and the legal consistency of deportation efforts.
• The surge in signatures coincides with President Trump’s intensified deportation rhetoric and an executive order on birthright citizenship that remains under judicial review.