Trump’s Mass Deportation Dragnet Sweeping Up U.S. Citizens

Access online version of this press release HERE

Washington, DC – The Trump administration’s indiscriminate mass deportation measures are rapidly broadening, extending far beyond their original targets to now include U.S. citizens and legal residents. A Georgia-born citizen, Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, was detained in Florida despite presenting his birth certificate; a New Mexico teen, Jose Hermosillo, visiting Arizona was detained and held for nearly 10 days by Border Patrol before his case was dismissed by a judge; and Kilmar Ábrego García, a long-settled resident granted deportation protection by the Trump administration in 2019, is now being refused return to the United States. Additionally, a U.S. doctor and a lawyer – both U.S. citizens– have found themselves ensnared in this growing wave of wrongful detentions, underscoring the widening scope of the administration’s immigration actions.

These cases, alongside new court battles and reports of lawful permanent residents facing deportation, underscore a dangerous erosion of due process and the consequences are spreading far beyond immigrant communities.

According to Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice:

“We have long said that attacks on immigrants are just the tip of the spear of unchecked government intrusion on the liberties of all. Trump’s obsession with mass deportation is coming at the supreme cost of due process and freedom. The right to due process is a cornerstone of our Constitution, yet the Trump administration continues to assault the safety and liberty of American citizens. The recent detentions of U.S. citizens like Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez in Florida and Jose Hermosillo in Arizona are warnings of the dangers of the administration’s indiscriminate immigration enforcement practices. When the government disregards legal status, documentation, and even birth certificates, it reveals a system operating without accountability. These cases show a pattern: a deliberate erosion of legal safeguards that protect all of us.”

 Additional Resources:

●     MSNBC Opinion “Trump’s immigration playbook isn’t normal — and we can’t act like it is”

●     NBC News Appeals court rejects Trump request in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, citing due process concerns