Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Minors, Blasts Administration’s Rationale
Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Minors, Blasts Administration’s Rationale A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction, effectively halting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport unaccompanied minors to Guatemala. The significant ruling comes just 18 days after government officials attempted to remove dozens of children, many roused from their beds in the middle of the night, on planes bound for their home country. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sharply criticized the administration’s claims that these deportations were…