‘You have to’: Trump confirms plan to deport U.S. citizens with undocumented parents

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his commitment to ending constitutionally protected birthright citizenship, and initiating the mass deportation of American citizens — including minor children — with at least one undocumented parent, a pledge he emphasized throughout the 2024 campaign. HuffPost adds that later in the interview, Trump promised to deport U.S. citizens to countries where they may have never even visited, "humanely." HuffPost also reports that "in the interview, Trump vowed to use an executive action to end birthright citizenship, something that is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution." "The forced deportation of roughly five million U.S. citizen children with undocumented parents would rank among the worst atrocities this country has ever carried out in its history," observed attorney and immigration expert Aaron Reichlin-Melnick. Professor of Law and immigration attorney Charles Kuck warned undocumented parents with children who are U.S. citizens, "Trump will order DOS to not issue passports.