Children
2015
2015-08-19 Trump called for an end to birthright citizenship.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/politics/donald-trump-birthright-american-citizenship
2015-08-25 During an interview, Jeb Bush said Trump’s plans were not grounded in conservative principles and would cost hundreds of billions of dollars; Regardless of his correct assertion, it is fair to note he also used the terminology “anchor babies” alongside his conservative constituents.
2017
2017-01-20 The Trump administration considered using child separation from their mothers as a way to deter asylum-seekers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy
2017-05-01 The Criminal Consequence Initiative was implemented in Yuma, AZ to prosecute first-time border crossers and allow agents to separate children from parents as young as 10 months old.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy
2018
2018-05-06 Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed federal prosecutors to immediately adopt a zero-tolerance policy at the border.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45266
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy
2023
2023-11-16 Mike Davis, while on the Benny Show, referenced children born in the US to non-citizens as anchor babies and stated, “We’re gonna put kids in cages, it’s going to be glorious…sieggulag”.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gonna-put-kids-cages-meet-200752325.html
2024
2024-12-16 A Human Rights Watch article analyzed the deliberate use of child separation as a deterrent, as well as citing stats that 1,360 children have never been reunited with their parents after 6 years.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/12/16/us-lasting-harm-family-separation-border
2025 January
2025-01-20 Trump rescinded Executive Order 14011 Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families.
2025-01-20 During the inauguration Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde begged for mercy on behalf of immigrants and LGBTQ+ people. Both Fox News and Charlie Kirk condemned Bishop Budde, calling her a “disgrace” and an “embarrassment”. Trump demanded an apology from Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde.
Bishop Budde also received multiple hostile and trolling attacks on social media.
https://x.com/tompawnbadil/status/1882115502061068777
https://x.com/GrahamAllen/status/1881765320890962170
https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1881765967338131546
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOkwPbn-fng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dcp-fJhM6U
2025 February
2025-02-14 Media reported on how the rerouting of agents from original duties to immigration enforcement has led agents away from focusing on drug, weapon and human trafficking, particularly that of child sex trafficking.
https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/117980/documents/HHRG-119-GO00-20250305-SD017.pdf
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/ice-trump-democrats-letter
2025 August
2025-08-31 In the shroud of night, Kristi Noem had ICE agents load a plane up with Guatemalan children for deportation. A judge stepped in to bar the flight from taking off.
2025 September
2025-09-27 ICE detained an 8-year-old girl Dasha Ramirez and her family while they were at a park outing.
2025 October
2025-10-25 ICE agents deployed tear gas in a park in Chicago, disrupting a local children’s Halloween party and parade. During the incident, agents in tactical gear pulled a 67-year-old man out of his car and dragged him in front of children. The man stated agents fractured his ribs.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU00/20251118/118692/HMKP-119-JU00-20251118-SD006.pdf
2025 November
2025-11-24 A Pro Publica article read, “ICE has placed a record 600 immigrant kids into detention in federal shelters this year. It’s a new record”.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-detentions-immigrant-kids-family-separations
2026 January
2026-01-14 ICE agents deployed flash bangs and tear gas in Minneapolis and hit a vehicle of a family headed home from a basketball game. After the attack, airbags deployed and the vehicle filled with tear gas. A six-month-old went unconscious and stopped breathing.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205376/ice-attack-car-kids-six-month-old-unconscious
2026-01-21 ICE detained a 5-year-old boy and claimed the child’s father abandoned him.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/top-ice-official-accuses-father-detained-5-year/story?id=129500186
2026-01-29 State Representatives made efforts to visit 5-year-old detainee Liam Ramos and his father at the Dilley Texas detention center, and learned that the child had stopped eating, was lethargic, and going through depression. It was only after national attention that the child and his father were released in February on judge orders. The Trump administration stated they would plan to appeal the release. The father stated the abandonment accusations were untrue, and they refused medical treatment to the child during custody.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/us/liam-ramos-joaquin-castro-visit
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/29/dilley_tx_ice_jail_family_detention
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwynzw7jd4go
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-conejo-ramos-released-ice-custody/
2026 March
2026-03-02 Tennessee moved to pass HB793 and SB 836 to force students of color to show their papers before enrolling.
https://edtrusttn.org/resource/threats-to-education-for-all/
https://www.aclu-tn.org/legislation/stop-state-lawmakers-bullying-undocumented-kids/
https://www.wsmv.com/2026/03/04/tennessee-undocumented-student-bill-returns-with-amendment-protests/
https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/FM0856.pdf
2026-03-18 YouTube celebrity Ms. Rachel and dozens of celebrities banded together to get a petition going calling for the immediate closure of Dilley detention center in Texas. The YouTuber and children’s entertainer spoke out after hearing directly from children in the Texas ICE facility describing emotional torture and horrendous conditions. Her petition can be found at Change.org/.
https://www.change.org/p/close-dilley-ice-detention-center-protect-children
https://www.instagram.com/msrachelforlittles
https://www.youtube.com/@msrachel
https://www.chron.com/culture/article/ms-rachel-texas-ice-letter-22160474.php
https://www.chron.com/news/article/dilley-ice-children-videos-22083880.php
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/ms-rachel-ice-dilley-detention-center-accurso/