Border czar Tom Homan says he is "not aware" of reports of 3 U.S. citizen children deported
On April 27, 2025, White House border czar Tom Homan addressed reports concerning the deportation of three U.S. citizen children alongside their undocumented mothers to Honduras. In an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," Homan stated he was "not aware" of the specific cases but emphasized that the children were not deported by the government. He explained that the mothers, upon their deportation, chose to take their children with them, asserting that this decision was parental rather than governmental. These incidents have sparked significant legal and public scrutiny, highlighting the complex and often controversial nature of immigration enforcement when it involves mixed-status families. In one widely reported case, a two-year-old U.S. citizen was deported alongside her undocumented mother, even though the child's American father had filed a petition to retain custody and keep her in the United States. The situation raised serious concerns within the...