Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Headline: Fact Check- DHS is NOT Deporting American Children
This is false and irresponsible
In both of these cases the mothers had a final order of deportation
Rather than separate their families, ICE asked the mothers if they wanted to be removed with their children or if they wanted ICE to place the children with someone safe the parent designates
Both mothers choose to deport with their children
Jenny Carolina Lopez-Villela illegally entered this country three times in September 2019, March of 2021, and August 2021
She and her older daughter were deemed inadmissible to the United States the first time she entered the country and both her and her daughter were given final orders of removal in March 2020
When she was taken into ICE custody in April 2025, she chose to bring her younger daughter, who is an American Citizen, with her to Honduras and presented a valid United States passport
Reachel Alexas Morales-Valle entered this country illegally and was released into the interior in 2013
She was given a final order of deportation in 2015
In February of 2025, she was arrested by Kenner Police Department in Louisiana for speeding, driving without insurance, and driving without a license
When she was taken into ICE custody in April 2025, she chose to bring both children, who are American citizens, with her to Honduras and presented a valid United States passport for each child
DHS takes its responsibility to protect children seriously and will continue to work with federal law enforcement to ensure that children are safe and protected
Parents, who are here illegally, can take control of their departure
Through the CBP Home App— the Trump Administration is giving parents illegally in the country a chance to take full control of their departure and self-deport, with the potential ability to return the legal, right way and come back to live the American dream
It is free and available for all mobile devices