Judge Blocks Deportation of Guatemalan Children, Citing DOJ Claims

A judge stopped the government from sending Guatemalan children back to Guatemala.

The judge said the government gave the wrong information to the court.

The government said it was trying to reunite the children with their parents.

However, the judge didn't find evidence of this.

Also, many of the children might have been victims of abuse and violence.

The judge ordered the children could only be deported if an immigration judge ordered or they voluntarily chose to leave.