Marco Rubio
Role at the time: U.S. secretary of state
Defended or excused
Responding to
The U.S. State Department said it terminated the family members’ lawful permanent resident status and that they were in ICE custody pending removal.
"Her family should never have been allowed to benefit from the extraordinary privilege of living in our country. America can never become home for anti-American terrorists or their families — and under the Trump Administration, it never will."
Why we used this label
The post expressly defends the action and gives Rubio’s stated rationale for removal.