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Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma has stirred controversy with his remarks on child deportations, asserting that children of deported immigrants should accompany their parents rather than remain in the United States.
Speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Mullin questioned why families should be separated during deportations.
“Why wouldn’t you send a child with their parents?” Mullin said. “I wouldn’t want to be separated from my kid, and no parent should want to be separated from their kids. So if their parents are deported, then the child should most definitely go with the parents.”
Allegations of Immigration Exploitation
Mullin also pointed to what he described as an “industry” that brings pregnant women to the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children would automatically become U.S. citizens.
Calling the practice a manipulation of immigration policy, he emphasized the need to address those who are, in his words, “gaming the system.”
“It’s a whole industry,” Mullin claimed. “You know it, and I know it.”
He added that children of undocumented immigrants should be deported with their families, reinforcing his belief in family unity during removals.
Supreme Court Decision on Birthright Citizenship
These comments come on the heels of a Supreme Court decision, which ruled 6-3 in favor of former President Donald Trump, allowing parts of his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship to take effect.
Although the ruling did not alter the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, it allowed the Trump administration to proceed with enforcement.
Justice Sotomayor’s Dissent
Justice Sonia Sotomayor voiced strong opposition to the decision, cautioning that such actions could undermine constitutional protections.
“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates,” she wrote. “Today the threat is to birthright citizenship.
Tomorrow a different administration may try to seize firearms from law-abiding citizens or prevent people of certain faiths from worshiping.”
Sotomayor concluded by stating the President’s executive order makes a “solemn mockery” of the Constitution.
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s statements align with a broader push by conservative leaders to reform or roll back birthright citizenship and strengthen immigration enforcement.
His remarks, coupled with the recent Supreme Court ruling, suggest a significant shift in how U.S. citizenship and family unity may be treated under evolving federal policies.