Judge suspects two-year-old deported alongside mother and sister with ‘no meaningful process’

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The Trump administration deported a 2-year-old U.S. citizen to Honduras alongside her mother and sister on Friday. A federal judge said he suspects the move was carried out “with no meaningful process.”

The girl’s father, also an American citizen, desperately tried to keep her in the United States by petitioning the courts. The government claims the mother wished to take her daughter with her to Honduras, citing a handwritten note allegedly confirming the woman’s intent.

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