3 U.S. citizen children, including one with cancer, deported by ICE
Two families, including three U.S. citizen children ages 2, 4 and 7, were deported from New Orleans without lawyer access. One child with metastatic cancer went without medication.
Apr 25, 2025New Orleans, LA
ICE deported at least two families including three U.S. citizen children aged 2, 4, and 7 from New Orleans in early morning operations on April 25, 2025. The families were held without legal access. One child with metastatic cancer was deported without medication and a pregnant mother was deported without prenatal care arrangements. The deportations occurred after ICE reversed course and expedited the process before courts reopened. A habeas corpus petition had been filed.
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