Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have deported a breastfeeding Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, as well as three children — all U.S. citizens — along with their Honduran-born mothers.

The three cases raise questions about who is being deported, and why, and come amid a battle in federal courts.

ICE said the man was tased after becoming combative and attempting to grab an officer's belt during an attempted arrest. ICE stated the use of force was justified due to the man's violent history, which includes domestic violence and assault charges.

According to the Providence City Council Chief of Staff, an ICE agent shocked a man with a taser on Parade St. near Dexter Park, which sent the man being detained to the hospital.

The nation's immigration enforcement agency shed more light on an incident in Providence that led to a large protest outside Rhode Island Hospital Thursday afte