Congress Debates Deporting US Citizens: A Fight for Constitutional Rights

Unconstitutional Deportation of Citizen Children

• 💔 A congressman highlights the unconstitutional detention and deportation of three US citizen children, including a four-year-old with stage four cancer, from Louisiana to Honduras.
• ⚖️ Federal courts have stated it is illegal and unconstitutional for ICE officers to deport US citizens, and doing so denies due process.
• ⚠️ The amendment proposed aims to prohibit funds from being used to deport minor children who are citizens of the United States.

Questioning Parental Consent

• ❓ Claims of mothers consenting to deportation are dispelled, with a judge noting the Trump administration's refusal to communicate with a mother.
• ⛓️ A mother under duress, held by ICE with no access to her lawyer or children's father, cannot give meaningful consent for her citizen children's deportation.
• 👨‍👧 The father of the children also did not consent to their deportation, despite ICE and DHS ignoring constitutional rights.

Preventing Deportation of US Citizens to Foreign Prisons

• 🚨 An amendment is introduced to prevent President Trump from sending US citizens to foreign prisons, citing El Salvador as an example.
• 🏛️ The amendment aims to ensure US citizens are not sent to foreign prisons and that their inalienable rights, like due process, are protected.
• 💰 It is argued that the claim of being unable to bring back individuals like Mr. Abrego Garcia from El Salvador is false, as payments for their incarceration could be stopped.

Upholding Constitutional Oaths

• 🇺🇸 Lawmakers emphasize that the US is a country of laws where every citizen is protected under the Constitution, and citizens should not be sent to foreign jails.
• 📜 The amendment is presented as a simple, constitutional measure to prevent the Department of Homeland Security from using taxpayer money to deport US citizens.
• 🗳️ The vote on this amendment is framed as a test of commitment to the Constitution and the fundamental rights of American citizens, urging colleagues to consider how their vote will age over time.