Are you suggesting we never deport parents under any circumstance? Having a citizen child is not some get-out-deportation-free card.
> Entering the United States illegally is not classified as a civil offense; it is a criminal offense. Under U.S. law, specifically under Title 8 of the U.S. Code, unauthorized entry into the country is considered a misdemeanor. The specific statute is 8 U.S.C. § 1325
So is their life forfeit now, and the respective goverment absolved of responsibility?
The real solution to this is to end jus solis.
Separating children from parents is incredibly cruel, inhumane, even.
No, that's a step down a terrible return to pre-Civil War policy. We should be actively fighting against enslavement and for due process, not throwing our hands up and saying "well, guess we can't [bring them back from El Salvador, have a sane policy with respect to families, have people's rights to citizenship and legal residence respected]".
I have nothing to gain from the US devolving from a democracy, but you're headed that way.