Overview

• A two-year-old U.S. citizen, identified as V.M.L., was expelled to Honduras with her undocumented mother, raising concerns over due process and citizenship rights.
• The expulsions, which included two additional U.S.-born children aged 4 and 7, occurred without formal legal proceedings, violating U.S. law that prohibits deporting citizens.
• Civil liberties groups, including the ACLU and NIP, have condemned the actions as unlawful and horrifying, citing additional cases of families expelled under similar circumstances.
• Judge Terry Doughty scheduled a May 16 hearing to examine the legality and constitutionality of these expulsions, questioning the government's claim that the mothers requested their children accompany them.
• The actions reflect the Trump administration's intensified immigration enforcement, which has prioritized mass deportations and framed migration as a criminal 'invasion.'