"The administration attempted to deport 76 Guatemalan minors being held in US custody in a surprise move in the early morning on 31 August, sparking a lawsuit and emergency hearing that temporarily halted the move. The Department of Justice lawyer Drew Ensign initially said that the children's parents had requested they be returned home, but the department later withdrew that claim."
"Reuters published a Guatemalan government report saying that most parents of the roughly 600 Guatemalan children in US custody could not be contacted and of those who could, many did not want their children forced back to the country. Kelly said the justice department's explanation crumbled like a house of cards in light of that report."
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the justice department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Kelly said some children were unexpectedly taken from their shelter beds in the middle of the night, driven to the airport and, in some cases, put on planes, leaving them worried and confused. At one shelter in McAllen, Texas, a young girl was so scared that she vomited, Kelly wrote, citing evidence submitted in the case."
Federal judges barred the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan unaccompanied immigrant children with active immigration cases and from reducing protections for many Venezuelans in the United States. A judge ordered the administration to stop deportations while a legal challenge proceeds and criticized the unproven claim that parents wanted their children returned. The administration attempted to deport 76 Guatemalan minors in a surprise early-morning move on August 31, prompting a lawsuit and temporary halt. The Justice Department initially said parents requested returns but later withdrew the claim. A Guatemalan report found many parents could not be contacted and some opposed forced returns. Some children were taken at night, flown, and left frightened.
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