Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Judge Extends Block on Deportation of Guatemalan Minors
A judge has decided that Guatemalan children who came to the U.S. without their parents will not be sent back home yet.
The judge is still deciding if they should be sent back.
The government said the parents wanted the children to return, but that wasn't right.
Many parents couldn't be found, and many who were found didn't want their kids to go back.
The judge is now giving more time to figure out what's best for the children.
A judge blocked the deportation of Guatemalan unaccompanied minors.
The action stemmed from a Trump administration attempt to deport 76 minors.
The judge extended the block to consider the dispute further.
The Justice Department initially made an inaccurate statement.
Most parents of some 600 minors could not be located and many did not want their children returned to Guatemala.
- Who
- U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly and the Trump administration
- What
- Judge extended a block on the deportation of Guatemalan unaccompanied minors.
- When
- September 10 hearing; decision extended until Tuesday
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
- Why
- To allow more time to consider the dispute regarding the deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors.
Migrant's Rights
Government
Deportation of Minors
Migrant's Rights
Advocates for minors oppose deportation
Government
Government seeks deportation.
- Judge
- Timothy Kelly
- Affected
- Guatemalan unaccompanied minors
- Action Blocked
- Deportation
- Original Deportation Attempt
- 76 minors
- Countries of Origin
- Guatemala
- Appointed By
- Donald Trump
Sources
Court rejects challenge to Trump ending thousands of migrants’ legal status
Court rejects challenge to Trump ending thousands of migrants' legal status
US judge extends block on deportations of Guatemala unaccompanied migrant children