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Trump Administration Illegally Exiles 2-Year-Old American Citizen

David Pakman ShowMay 30, 20257 min48,468 views
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Deportation of a U.S. Citizen

  • 👶 A two-year-old American citizen, Emanuele Borges Santos, born in Florida with an American passport and social security number, was deported to Brazil by the Trump administration.
  • 🌍 She is now stateless, residing in Brazil on a tourist visa with limited access to healthcare and education, and her visa is nearing expiration.
  • 🏛️ Her undocumented parents were asylum seekers fleeing violence and corruption in Brazil, and they were fighting their case in court when the deportation occurred.

Legal and Constitutional Issues

  • ⚖️ The speaker argues that deporting a U.S. citizen is not deportation but exile, which is explicitly unconstitutional under the 8th and 14th Amendments.
  • ❓ The administration claims parents are given a choice, but the family states they were not properly informed or given a choice regarding their daughter's fate.
  • 🚫 The Department of Homeland Security, led by Kristi Noem, is accused of dismissing the incident as fake news, despite evidence to the contrary.

Precedent and Future Implications

  • 💔 This is not an isolated incident; three other U.S. citizen children were recently deported to Honduras, one with cancer and without medication.
  • 📜 Donald Trump's administration is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on ending birthright citizenship, which could make such actions a widespread policy.
  • ⚠️ The speaker warns that these actions, if not challenged, could become policy, moving the U.S. towards authoritarianism and away from a functioning democracy.

Broader Concerns

  • 🚨 The speaker criticizes the use of terms like "deportation" for U.S. citizens, preferring "exile" to highlight the severity and unconstitutionality of the act.
  • 🗣️ Semantic games and wordplay are used by Trump and his allies to obscure the constitutional violations.
  • 📢 The situation is described as beyond policy disagreements, potentially constituting impeachable offenses.
  • 🔒 The video also touches on the pervasive issue of personal data being accessible to various entities, including law enforcement, and promotes Incogni as a solution to control personal information.
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