Statement from ACLU. It reads: ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2025 CONTACT: media@aclu.org New Orleans, LA - Today, in the early hours of the morning, the New Orleans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Field Office deported at least two families, including two mothers and their minor children - three of whom are U.S. citizen children aged 2, 4, and 7. One of the mothers is currently pregnant. The families, who had lived in the United States for years and had deep ties to their communities, were deported from the U.S. under deeply troubling circumstances that raise serious due process concerns. ICE detained the first family on Tuesday, April 22, and the second family on Thursday, April 24. In both cases, ICE held the families incommunicado, refusing or failing to respond to multiple attempts by attorneys and family members to contact them. In one instance, a mother was granted less than one minute on the phone before the call was abruptly terminated when her spouse tried to provide legal counsel's phone number. As a result, the families were completely isolated during critical moments when decisions were being made about the welfare of their minor children. This included decisions with serious implications for the health, safety, and legal rights of the children involved - without any opportunity to coordinate with caretakers or consult with legal representatives. These actions stand in direct violation of ICE's own written and informal directives, which mandate coordination for the care of minor children with willing caretakers - regardless of immigration status - when deportations are being carried out. Both families have possible immigration relief, but because ICE denied them access to their attorneys, legal counsel was unable to assis…

🚨New day, new horror.

ICE deports two families, including 3 children that are US CITIZENS aged 2, 4 & 7.

The families were snatched & blocked from communicating with attorneys/family.

One mother is pregnant. One child has cancer & was deported without medication or any doctor support.

INHUMANE.

This isn’t just about Pete Hegseth.

🔴 Trump nominated him.
🔴 Republicans backed him.
🔴 JD Vance broke the tie to confirm him.

He’s not an outlier—he’s exactly what you get with this corruption-coddling, chaos-driven administration.

They won't let Chris Van Hollen in there, but they will admit Republican members of Congress to pose for propaganda pictures using inmates as a backdrop.

Van Hollen says he was NOT able to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his visit to El Salvador

He also was not permitted to speak with Abrego Garcia by phone

This crisis is like the COVID pandemic except it's caused by a guy who ran for president on a platform of "I have engineered a virus that will shut down the global economy, and if you elect me, I will release it"

So much appreciation for you getting out there and doing something Democratic leadership won’t do!

I'm seeing a lot of cynical reactions to this move from Cory Booker. And I get it!! But performative opposition is a necessary part of effective opposition from the minority. Not sufficient, but necessary. And our electeds need to know we notice when they do well and not just when they do poorly.

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@govevers.wisconsin.gov - With the highest respect, sir, please read below. The State of Wisconsin needs you now, more than ever. Please act, for the sake of free, and I mean, FREE, and fair elections.

Despicable, don’t try to justify collaborating with this government

Cool so what happens if GOP attach a national abortion ban to a CR? You'll vote for that too?

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Hell y’all doing collaborating with an authoritarian regime. You put a lot of people in harms way of a party that admires neo-Nazis and dictators

The only person who can effectively communicate in the Democratic Party. Insane that @democrats.org and @schumer.senate.gov are giving up the only piece of leverage Democrats have to fight. Spineless

Brad Schimel is a hardline Trump loyalist and MAGA extremist—which is exactly why the richest man in the world is pouring millions into this race.

We need to overturn Citizens United to get billionaire-funded super PACs out of our elections.