US EditionJudge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan minors
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan blocked deportations of 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children due to ongoing legal proceedings and concerns about potential harm, issuing a 14-day restraining order.
- A federal judge, Sparkle Sooknanan, blocked the Trump administration's plan to deport over 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan minors after immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit.
- Sooknanan issued a 14-day temporary restraining order, stating that immediate action was needed due to the exigent circumstances presented in the case.
- Department attorney Drew Ensign claimed the removals were family reunifications requested by parents in Guatemala, while advocacy groups disputed this claim.
- Many involved children faced potential abuse or neglect if returned, according to attorney Hilda Bonilla, who filed the emergency complaint against the deportations.
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Judge Prevents Return of Migrant Children
U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan blocked the return of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala. “I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend, which is surprising, but here we are,” the Biden-appointed judge said at the hearing, as reported by Politico. Justice Department attorney Drew Ensign argued that the transfers were not deportations, but reun…
Biden-Appointed Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Reunite Migrant Children with Parents in Guatemala
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Court blocks deportation flights of unaccompanied minors to Guatemala
Dozens of Guatemalan children are back in federal custody after a late-night court order temporarily halted their deportation. The ruling came after the unaccompanied minors had already been boarded on planes. A temporary restraining order blocks the deportations of such children for at least two weeks. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Kica Matos of the National Immigration Law Center.
The planes were waiting in Texas, but a Washington judge literally prevented the alleged illegal deportation of minors to Guatemala at the last minute.
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