This is so wrong on so many levels. Is the father an illegal? If not, why were the children not put in his custody? The son is 13 and the daughters are older - all are US Citizens (born here) so she has been an illegal for over a decade.
Anyone who plans to adopt these children should be aware of this tragedy.
IMHO all the children should be sent to their mother until she can meet all legal requirements, apply for a legal visa and return - with a sponsor and a job.
“...all are US Citizens (born here) so she has been an illegal for over a decade.”
The holding in Wong Kim Ark is that the children born here to legal resident aliens are citizens per the 14th Amendment.
In the case of illegal aliens from Mexico, the Mexican government has insisted that wherever Mexicans go, Mexico exists. Therefore illegal alien Mexicans are always under the sovereignty of Mexico and their children are Mexican citizens. If a Mexican citizen is in the U.S. as a legal resident alien and has children born here in the U.S., registering their births here provides them with 14th Amendment citizenship.
To be native born in the U.S., one must be born here under the jurisdiction of the United States.
Gov. Jindal’s parents were students in Louisiana when he was born four months after their arrival from India. Therefore he is considered a native born citizen as they were legal residents.
There are activist lawyers working in immigration law who vigorouly disagree with the above. My suggestion is to read the 14th Amendment for yourself and come to your own conclusion.
Our laws are being subverted by those who hate the U.S. and want to see her destroyed, both from within and without. Insisting that our laws be upheld is our first line of defence against treason.