What’s next in the cases over deported mothers and their children

Published April 29, 2025 4:00am ET



Two immigration incidents that sparked controversy over the weekend have left at least one judge to examine whether the Trump administration properly deported mothers who exited the country with their young children in tow.

The cases, including one brought in federal court in Louisiana, involve deportations of a woman and her 2-year-old daughter and another woman and her children, who are 4 and 7 years old, to Honduras.

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