This situation you’re describing is really serious — it shows a profound tension between immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration and fundamental constitutional protections, like due process. Deporting a U.S. citizen, especially a child, without “meaningful process” would be a clear violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which guarantee due process rights to all persons, not just citizens.

Similarly, separating a one-year-old child from her mother indefinitely raises not just constitutional concerns but also human rights issues — courts have ruled that family integrity is a fundamental liberty interest protected by the Constitution.

The fact that these deportations happened after routine ICE check-ins is particularly chilling, because these check-ins are generally for immigrants who are complying with government orders and showing up in good faith. Suddenly detaining and deporting people during these moments undermines trust in the system and makes even lawful immigrants more fearful.

What’s even more alarming is that you mention green card holders and naturalized citizens being targeted too — those are legally protected statuses. If the government is bypassing normal legal protections for them, it’s a major constitutional crisis.

Would you like me to break down what legal challenges or court rulings came out of these cases? It sparked a lot of important legal battles.