(DCNF)—Secretary of State Marco Rubio disputed alleged “misleading” reports Sunday about three U.S. citizen children boarding deportation flights.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported the illegal immigrant mothers of U.S. citizen children ages 7, 4 and 2, sparking outrage among pro-immigration and anti-Trump activists. Rubio told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker that the administration deported the mothers who entered the U.S. illegally from Honduras, and not the children.
“On the headline, that’s a misleading headline,” Rubio said. “Three U.S. citizens ages 4, 7 and 2 were not deported. Their mothers who were illegally in this country were deported. The children went with their mothers. The children are U.S. citizens, they can come back into the United States if their father, or someone here, wants to assume them. But, ultimately who was deported was their mothers who were here illegally. The children just went with their mothers. It’s not like, you guys make it sound like ICE agents kicked down the door and grabbed the 2-year-old and threw him on an airplane. That’s misleading. That’s just not true.”
Several outlets, including The Associated Press, The Washington Post, The Guardian and NPR all published headlines stating that the administration deported the U.S. citizens. A family lawyer said that the 4-year-old child, who reportedly has Stage 4 cancer, boarded the plane without medication or the ability to contact a doctor, according to The Washington Post.
Rubio said that if President Donald Trump’s administration had forced the children to stay in the U.S., the media would accused them of holding young children “hostage.” He clarified that the children are allowed to remain in the U.S. given their citizenship status.
“If someone is in this country unlawfully, illegally, that person gets deported,” Rubio continued. “If that person is with a 2-year-old child or has a 2-year-old child says ‘I want to take my child with me,’ well then you have two choices. You can say, ‘yes, of course you can take your child whether they’re a citizen or not because it’s your child,’ or you can say, ‘yes, you can go. But your child must stay behind.’ And then your headlines would read, ‘U.S. holding hostage [a] 2-year-old, 4-year-old, 7-year-old, while mother deported.’ So, the parents make that choice.”
Some Democrats and left-wing pundits have expressed fear that the Trump administration may deport U.S. citizens, which would be a blatant violation of the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guaranteescitizenship to all individuals born on U.S. soil, which cannot be revoked.
Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, ending birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants with only temporary legal status. After a federal judge struck down the order, the case was then brought to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is slated to deliberate the legality of the executive order.
Democrats have accused the administration of violating the rule of law by allegedly deporting certain illegal immigrants without due process. Four congressional Democrats, along with Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, traveled to El Salvador to meet with alleged MS-13 gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was deported back to his native country in March.
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
