13,700 sign petition calling for Melania Trump's deportation

A petition calling for the deportation of Melania Trump, her parents and her son Barron has drawn more than 13,700 signatures as of Saturday, amid renewed political debate over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.

The petition, titled "Deport Melania, Melania's parents and Baron in the first round of deportations!", was launched on the MoveOn platform earlier this year. It urges authorities to include the former first lady and her family among those subject to deportation, citing what petitioners describe as "fairness" under Trump's immigration agenda, according to MoveOn.

"Since Trump wants to deport naturalized citizens, I believe it is only fair that Melania and her parents are on the first boat out," the petition states. It also refers to Barron Trump as an "anchor baby" and argues that he should be deported "because we know that his mother's mother was born in a different country."

The petition adds: "If it's good for one, it's good for all! There should be no exceptions! On the first boat or flight out!" and claims the move would demonstrate that immigration enforcement is "not a matter of favoritism" but about national security.

The online campaign first surpassed 50 signatures on June 29, 2025, and reached 10,000 by July 8. As of this week, it has gathered 13,725 signatures out of a goal of 15,000.

MoveOn, which hosts but does not necessarily endorse petitions created by its users, said its volunteers reviewed the submission and decided not to promote it further. "This petition either may not reflect MoveOn members' progressive values, or MoveOn members may disagree about whether to support this petition," the group stated. It added that "MoveOn Civic Action does not necessarily endorse the contents of petitions posted on this site."

Melania Trump, born in Slovenia in 1970, moved to New York in 1996 and became a US citizen a decade later. She was the second first lady born outside the United States and the first to become a naturalized citizen, reports Hindustan Times.

Her immigration background has faced periodic scrutiny, particularly over whether she maintained legal status during her early years in the US before receiving a green card in 2001.

Earlier in 2025, Congresswoman Maxine Waters called for the former first lady's deportation, saying Trump should "first look at Melania's records." Waters argued that if the administration sought to question the citizenship of people born in the United States to immigrant parents, "he should look at Melania first," given questions about her parents' documentation.