"A federal judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration initiative that would have kept immigrant children in custody after their 18th birthdays, preventing their transfer to adult detention centers that advocates said were planned for this weekend. On Saturday, US district judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington DC issued a temporary restraining order directing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) to stop placing unaccompanied immigrant children into adult detention once they reached legal adulthood, reported the Associated Press."
"Contreras ruled that automatically detaining these individuals violates an earlier 2021 court order that explicitly prohibited such actions. The ruling adds to a growing list of federal clashes over Trump's controversial immigration policies, particularly those involving minors. Just a day earlier, it was reported by the Guardian that the Trump administration has plans to offer immigrant children $2,500 to self-deport, with a one-time resettlement support stipend given to children in exchange for their voluntary departure."
"This policy pressures children to abandon their legal claims and return to a life of fear and danger without ever receiving a fair hearing, said Murad Awawdeh, president of the New York Immigration Coalition. The chaos built into this policy will devastate families and communities and it is targeted to hurt children."
US district judge Rudolph Contreras issued a temporary restraining order directing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to stop placing unaccompanied immigrant children into adult detention once they reach legal adulthood. The order blocks a Trump administration initiative to keep immigrant children in custody after their 18th birthdays and prevents planned transfers to adult detention centers. Contreras ruled that automatically detaining these individuals violates a 2021 court order that required release to the least restrictive setting if they are not dangerous or flight risks. Under federal law, unaccompanied minors are housed by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, not ICE. Advocates reported additional plans to offer $2,500 stipends to children to encourage voluntary departure.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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