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Trump targets immigrants with minor cases in family court, ProPublica reports

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A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)

Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers home alone for half an hour, 15 years ago?

That’s what the Trump administration is arguing in a case that could expose thousands of immigrant moms and dads to deportation for minor offenses, even if they’ve been in the country for decades and their children are American citizens.

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with ProPublica reporter Eli Hager.

This segment aired on February 26, 2026.

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