Judge blocks removal of Guatemalan children in US custody
Aruna Shantha
01-Sep-2025 04:30:05
A federal judge on Sunday afternoon temporarily blocked the removals of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in US custody as the government was in the process of repatriating some of them in the early morning hours.
A notice sent to attorneys about the removals prompted an early Sunday morning scramble among lawyers who say kids were woken up in the middle of the night and would be at risk if returned to their home country.
CNN first reported that the Trump administration was moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children who arrived in the US unaccompanied, in coordination with the Guatemalan government
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