Federal judge blocks US from deporting unaccompanied children to Guatemala
Washington-based judge says removals of 10 children would violate US laws and schedules hearing for afternoonA federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after lawyers said the...
<p>Washington-based judge says removals of 10 children would violate US laws and schedules hearing for afternoon</p><p>A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> from deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after lawyers said the removals would violate US laws.</p><p>The Washington DC-based district judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the administration to refrain from deporting the children for 14 days and called for a hearing at 12.30pm. The National Immigration Law Center, a pro-immigration advocacy group, brought the challenge on behalf of the children, who are ages 10-17.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/judge-blocks-deportation-guatemalan-children">Continue reading...</a>
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