Children of Illegal Aliens

INSANITY: The suspects connected to an attempt to plant an explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base are the children of ILLEGAL ALIENS. @ICEgov apprehended the suspects’ parents, Qiu Qin Zhou and Jia Zhang Zheng, illegal aliens from China.

This attempted attack illustrates…

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 3, 2026

… why the improper recognition of “birthright citizenship” for the children of illegal aliens is not only inconsistent with the Constitution, but endangers all Americans.

Two birthright citizens, born to illegal immigrant parents from China, tried to bomb an Air Force base on American soil.

Whoever they were “subject to the jurisdiction thereof,” it wasn’t the United States of America. https://t.co/Hy5ycVac4v

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) April 3, 2026

… for illegal entry.

The parents applied for asylum in 1993, but were denied by an immigration judge, who issued them a deportation order in 1998. The Board of Immigration Appeals repeatedly denied their attempts to have their case reopened.

Despite the repeated denials for status, they remained in the US.