Country star battling cancer says he may be deported by Trump: 'This is my country too' Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By SHARON MAI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:47 BST, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 00:47 BST, 9 July 2025 e-mail View comments Country star Raul Malo made a serious statement as he said he may be deported by the Trump administration in the future.
Over the weekend while celebrating the Fourth of July, the Mavericks lead singer shared his thoughts about what is happening in America. This comes a year after the frontman of the Grammy-winning band revealed his cancer diagnosis, sharing his prognosis after his band canceled several shows to support him during his treatment . While on tour with his country music band, Malo addressed the deportations and ICE raids happening in recent weeks in cities across the United States as he condemned the 'cruelty and suffering being inflicted on the unsuspecting.
' He said that his mother 'could be stripped of her naturalized citizenship,' leaving him and his sister as 'illegal birthright citizens' to be deported under President Donald Trump 's new law. On Friday, Trump's Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law and allocates roughly $170 billion to support border control and immigration goals, per NPR , and the bill could create an influx of deportations as a result, according to Aljazeera . Country star Raul Malo made a serious statement as he said he may be deported by the Trump administration in the future; picture.
