"Advocates who represent migrant children in court filed lawsuits across the country seeking to stop the government from removing the children, and on Sunday a federal judge stepped in to order that the kids at least temporarily stay in the U.S. The Trump administration has argued in court and on social media that they're doing this to reunite the children with their families back home at the behest of the Guatemalan government and blamed advocates and the judge for stepping in."
"Advocates who sued said the children they represent have said they fear going home, and that the government, by operating in the dead of night and by bypassing immigration courts, is not following laws designed to protect migrant children. Here's a look at where things stand now: The legal proceedings across the country There are at least three legal cases going on around the country: Arizona, Washington, D.C., and Illinois."
Federal authorities attempted to remove Guatemalan children who arrived alone and were placed in shelters or foster care in the U.S. Advocates representing those children filed lawsuits to prevent removals, and a federal judge ordered the children to remain in the U.S. temporarily. The administration says removals aim to reunite children with families in Guatemala at the Guatemalan government's request. Advocates say many children fear return and that nighttime operations bypassing immigration courts violate protections for migrant children. At least three legal cases are active in Arizona, Washington, D.C., and Illinois, where a judge blocked planned removals of four minors.
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