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California Rep. Maxine Waters suggested that President Trump should consider deporting his foreign-born spouse, First Lady MelaniaTrump, before focusing on others. Melania Trump while criticizing the president's stance on immigration.
Waters targeted the First Lady during an incident. Los Angeles protest rally against DOGE reductions, during which she mentioned Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, a policy that grants citizenship to individuals born within the country.
"If he intends to scrutinize individuals born here whose parents lack documentation, perhaps he should begin with Melania," she stated, turning the political critique into a personal one.
"When Trump discusses birthrights, he intends to reverse the policy that grants individuals born in this country—regardless of their parents being undocumented—the entitlement to remain in America," she explained.
The remarks pointed to a sequence of steps taken by the Trump administration aimed at removing individuals who entered the country unlawfully or those whose legal standing had expired.
"We aren't sure if her parents had proper documentation. Perhaps we should check it out," stated Waters, one of the initial members of the House Democrats calling for Trump's impeachment during his first term.
Melania, originally named Knauss, is a model from Slovenia who moved to the United States and obtained citizenship.
Her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, were both turned into citizens in 2018 during Trump's presidency after Melania supported their application for green cards.
Last year saw the passing of Amalija, whereas Viktor Knavs was seen traveling with the Trumps recently.
The Trump administration has been attempting to carry out Trump's directive for extensive deportations, whereas defendants have been filing lawsuits to contest certain of these actions.
Lawyers for some of the Venezuelan men who were deported and incarcerated in an infamous El Salvadorian prison assert that their clients are not part of gangs and were deprived of the opportunity to demonstrate this. Both Trump and supporters within the House Republicans seem aligned with these actions. have been targeting the judge overseeing the case.
Unseo Chung, a 21-year-old student at Columbia University, moved to the United States from South Korea when he was 7 years old. faces potential deportation Following her ICE apprehension, she was detained during a demonstration at Barnard College and holds the status of a lawful permanent resident.
It came to light on Monday that Donald Trump's sibling, Maryanne Trump Barry, penned the legal ruling stating that a statute from 1952 The use of being deported for former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, who was also a protester, was found to be unconstitutional.
Upon returning to office, Trump issued an executive order aimed at abolishing birthright citizenship.
The executive order aims to clarify the 14th Amendment, which says, “All individuals born or naturalized in the United States and under its jurisdiction are considered U.S. citizens and citizens of the state where they live,” according to the statement.
The directive aimed to eliminate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for individuals born to parents who entered the country unlawfully or were present on temporary visas when they gave birth. It intends to limit citizenship rights only to those born to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
The federal courts put a halt to the order, and attorneys representing Trump requested that the Supreme Court step in.
The 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, declares that anyone 'born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction therein,' is considered an American citizen.
Melania's achievements in facilitating her parents' relocation to the country coincided with her spouse's criticisms. which he referred to as 'chain migration' – where individuals arrive with the intention of obtaining citizenship for their entire extended family.
Melania's sister Ines turned into a permanent U.S. resident following an intervention by her sister, as stated in the book "The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump," written by Mary Jordan.
"Chain Migration needs to stop immediately! Certain individuals enter the country and bring along their entire family, some of whom might turn out to be genuinely harmful. This is not acceptable!" Trump tweeted in 2017. "Our aim is to eliminate chain migration," he stated at the White House during that time.
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