India, April 26 -- A federal judge on Friday expressed concern after a two-year-old US citizen was reportedly deported from the country without her father in the absence of "any meaningful process."

The court noted that the deportation proceedings went on even though the child's father was urgently trying to keep her in the United States.

The toddler, who is identified in court documents only as "VML," was reportedly sent to Honduras on Friday with her Honduran-born mother and older sister, Politico reported.

This happened despite an emergency legal effort to prevent the deportation, filed by the father's legal representatives, the judge noted.

US District Judge Terry Doughty, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, expres...