US EditionRemoval of Guatemalan children in US custody expected to begin Sunday: CNN
Federal judges issued temporary orders preventing the planned removal of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children, citing violations of legal protections and due process rights.
- A federal judge issued an emergency order blocking the possible deportation of Guatemalan children after lawyers claimed the government was preparing removals that would violate protections for migrant kids.
- Attorneys for Guatemalan minors alleged that the government is illegally transferring them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for deportation to Guatemala.
- Lawyers argued that the U.S. government lacks the authority to remove the children and is denying them due process, interfering with their asylum claims.
- Advocates express concern that this situation may violate federal laws protecting unaccompanied migrant children.
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Court hearing set Sunday on U.S. efforts to deport some Guatemalan children
HARLINGEN, Texas — A federal judge issued an emergency order blocking the possible deportation of a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, with a hearing scheduled for Sunday, after lawyers said the government appeared to be preparing removals that would violate laws affording protections for migrant kids.
The U.S. government under Trump wanted to deport ten unaccompanied minors to Guatemala overnight. When they are already on the runway on the plane, a judge stops the process – temporarily.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's deportation flights for Guatemalan children
After the U.S. government loaded children onto planes overnight to be sent back to their native Guatemala, a federal judge temporarily blocked the flights — with the youngsters still inside — as their attorneys said authorities were violating U.S. laws and sending vulnerable kids into potential peril.
US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children
WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Sunday (Aug 31) halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already boarded onto planes and potentially hundreds more in government shelters after their lawyers made a pre-dawn emergency appeal. The dramatic scene was reminiscent of o
After the U.S. government took children on airplanes overnight to be sent back to their native Guatemala, a federal judge temporarily blocked flights—with the youth still inside—as their lawyers said the authorities were violating U.S. laws and sending vulnerable children to potential danger.The extraordinary drama unfolded during the hours before dawn on a holiday weekend in the U.S. and moved from Texas tracks to a courtroom in Washington.
Columbia District Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ordered the Executive not to deport Guatemalan children for two weeks
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