Dependents

HI ,

My wife  went to India to take care of her dad in the month of march 2022. Our kids (US citizens) also staying with my wife since mar 2022 in Inida. They are still in India, can my kids qualify as dependents for tax returns filing now? I saw a IRS rules , that says to qualify for dependent they have to stay with me for more than half year. Can you please clarify, if they can be claimed as citizens?