US President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a controversial immigration policy aimed at deporting entire families, including children who are US citizens by birth.
This proposal is part of Trump's broader strategy to implement mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States.
The policy specifically targets mixed-status families, where parents are undocumented but their children have legal status as US citizens.
Trump argues that this approach would prevent the separation of families, stating, "So the only way you don’t break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back."
This plan could potentially affect approximately 4 million families across the United States, raising significant concerns about the rights of US-born children.
Critics argue that the policy undermines the birthright citizenship guaranteed by the US Constitution and poses ethical and legal challenges.
The announcement has been met with both support and opposition, reflecting the divisive nature of immigration policy in the US.
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