Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan minors

Arizona judge halts deportation of 53 Guatemalan children in federal custody - AZ Luminaria

A federal judge in Arizona has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from removing 53 Guatemalan children living in shelters across Phoenix and Tucson, as part of a broader legal battle unfolding nationwide over the attempted deportation of unaccompanied minors. Over Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration attempted to remove Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. alone and were living in shelters or with foster care families in…

Guatemalan children at San Antonio shelter avoid sudden deportation after federal judge halts their removal

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport more than 70 Guatemalan children during a late-night operation over the holiday weekend.The unaccompanied children, aged 13 to 17, were housed at Compass Connections, a facility contracted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in San Antonio, when authorities attempted to suddenly remove them Saturday night.“The facilities holding these children we…

Judges ground planes carrying unaccompanied migrant children, block Trump removal policy

The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse in Washington, D.C., home of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, pictured on July 14, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Fischler/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — A pair of federal court rulings over the Labor Day weekend invalidated aggressive actions the Trump administration had taken on immigration enforcement. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered an unknown number of planes carrying unaccompanied Guatema…

Border Report Live: Deportation planes of unaccompanied migrant children halted

Planes full of unaccompanied migrant children who were being deported by the Trump administration back to Guatemala were stopped Sunday in this South Texas border city. In the latest episode of Bor…

US federal judge blocks deportation of Guatemalan children as plane sits at El Paso airport

A U.S. federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children on Sunday, Aug. 31, as the planes sat on the tarmac in El Paso

Judge Blocks Trump’s Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children

A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from illegally deporting as many as 700 Guatemalan children over the Labor Day weekend, ordering a last-minute block on their removals even as some children had already been boarded onto planes. The National Immigration Law Center filed an emergency request to stop the deportation flights, arguing that the children would face harm and abuse if they were returned to Guatemala. The children arrived i