September 22, 2026
A D.C. federal judge on Monday left intact most claims challenging attempts by immigration officials to deport unaccompanied Guatemalan children in federal custody, noting the "hasty attempt" by the government to remove the children without due process or counsel.
July 28, 2026
A D.C. federal judge rejected a bid to hold immigration officials in contempt for allegedly violating a court order prohibiting the removal of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, finding no evidence of any of the children actually being deported.
February 25, 2026
Attorneys for a class of unaccompanied children from Guatemala told a D.C. federal judge the Trump administration is purposefully scaring children in its custody into "voluntary" fast-track deportations in violation of a court order and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
September 18, 2025
A D.C. federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Thursday barring the Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan children in federal custody, finding the move would likely violate congressionally established procedures for unaccompanied minors.
September 10, 2025
A government attorney told a D.C. federal judge Wednesday she couldn't contest a Guatemalan government report undercutting the Trump administration's claim that it tried to deport 76 unaccompanied minors over Labor Day weekend to reunite them with their parents.
September 02, 2025
All 76 unaccompanied children whom the Trump administration tried to deport to Guatemala over the weekend are back in the custody of the federal agency that oversees their care after a federal judge halted their removal, the government said.