House Republicans Block Vote on Deporting U.S. Citizens
Critics claim that House Republicans "voted to allow Trump to deport American citizens." The accusation stems from their decision to reject a Democratic amendment that would have banned ICE from using federal funds to detain or deport U.S. citizens—even in error. What We Found On April 30, 2025, during a House Judiciary Committee markup of an immigration enforcement bill, Democrats proposed an amendment banning the use of federal funds by ICE to deport U.S. citizens. Every Republican on the committee voted against it Fact-checkers highlight that rejecting the amendment does not give legal authority to deport U.S. citizens. Such deportation remains barred by existing law unless changed via future legislation or court rulings. Separate reports detail tragic cases where U.S.-born children were mistakenly deported alongside their noncitizen parents, spurring bipartisan calls to tighten procedural safeguards. Expert InsightLegal scholars emphasize that despite the […]