‘Just deported a U.S. citizen’: Trump-appointed judge gives admin the chance to dispel ‘strong suspicion’ that Louisiana-born girl, 2, was removed ‘with no meaningful process’

Left: Donald Trump leaving the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein). Right: U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty (YouTube/Sen. Bill Cassidy).

Left: Donald Trump leaving the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein). Right: U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty (YouTube/Sen. Bill Cassidy).

A federal judge in Louisiana known for his rulings that tend to align with causes championed by Donald Trump says that the president’s administration may have deported a 2-year-old girl who is a U.S. citizen, and has ordered the government to explain itself.

U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, appointed by Trump in 2018, issued a memorandum order Friday setting a hearing to address the apparent deportation of a 2-year-old identified only as V.M.L. According to a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, or a request that court determine whether a person’s detention is unlawful, V.M.L. was born in 2023 in Baton Rouge, as indicated on her birth certificate.

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