Weaponized lies? 2-year-old’s deportation used as anti-Trump propaganda

When it comes to immigration, the mainstream narrative portrays the Trump administration as callously prioritizing enforcement over empathy — and it’s no different when it comes to the case of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen born in Florida.

The 2-year-old, Emanuelly “Manu” Borges Santos, was deported to Brazil in February 2025 alongside her undocumented parents, who were facing a deportation order since December 2022.

“It was her illegal alien mother and father who were deported; they just happened to take their daughter with them,” BlazeTV host Pat Gray says on “Pat Gray Unleashed.” “I guess you don’t deport anybody who has children.”

“I mean, you make a decision to enter the country illegally, then there are going to be consequences that maybe you don’t foresee, and here we are,” Keith Malinak chimes in.

But that hasn’t stopped the liberal media from blasting the Trump administration in support of these illegal immigrants.

“You’ve got the backing of publications like the Washington Post to provide you cover and try to make the American government look like they’re really super mean and just unfeeling and uncaring and evil and oppressive,” Gray says.

The Washington Post has also claimed that the young girl no longer has a country — but the Brazilian government has made “Manu” a temporary citizen until she turns 18.

“It’s a complete lie,” Malinak says.

“It’s just a bash-Trump story; that’s all this is,” Gray adds.

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