WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal choose on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from instantly deporting Guatemalan migrant youngsters who got here to the U.S. alone again to their residence nation, the newest step in a court docket wrestle over one of the vital delicate points in Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda.
The choice by U.S. District Choose Timothy J. Kelly comes after the Republican administration’s Labor Day weekend try and take away Guatemalan migrant youngsters who had been residing in authorities shelters and foster care.
There was already a brief order in place stopping the elimination of Guatemalan youngsters. However that was set to run out Tuesday. Kelly, who was appointed by Trump, granted a preliminary injunction extends that non permanent safety indefinitely, though the federal government can enchantment.
There are additionally non permanent restraining orders in separate instances in Arizona and Illinois, however these instances are rather more slim within the scope of youngsters they cowl.
Initially Revealed: September 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM EDT
