US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children


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  • Sunday, 31 Aug 2025

U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. federal judge on Sunday halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already boarded onto planes and potentially hundreds more in government shelters after their lawyers made a pre-dawn emergency appeal.

The dramatic scene was reminiscent of other last-minute court challenges to Trump-era deportation efforts.

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