Federal judge halts deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children

[RaleBulgarian]

Kids finally going home to their parents... nope, not if Democrats have anything to say about it.

Save your shit talk about Democrats sending kids home to their parents.

Democrats worked for 4 years to reunite thousands of children ripped from their families under Traitor Trump’s blackhearted “zero tolerance” program.

Even today, as many as +1k children have still not been reunited with their parents.

 

[lynnwinslow]

oh please with the pearl clutching rant. the parents requested they be allowed to reunite.

Trump is just carefully trying to unwind this unfortunate situation. It makes total sense to bring the kids back to their parents where they belong. Its a win-win for everyone.

Kids finally going home to their parents... nope, not if Democrats have anything to say about it.

That you guys think that people in the Trump administration tried to arrange something for ILLEGALS out of the goodness of their hearts is hilarious.

 

[Athanasius68]

In order to promote the insinuation that "Biden-appointed" judges are inferior to judges appointed by trump. That their rulings/decisions/orders are necessarily flawed.

In order to promote the attitude that it's okay to flout the rulings/decisions/orders issued by "Biden-appointed" judges.

This is all in service of normalizing the lawlessness of the trump Administration.

Since January, the Trump Admin has had a lot of problems with district court judges stopping various policies of theirs. The district courts are dominated by Biden and Obama appointees.

But fair enough-- that doesn't mean judges nominated by those presidents are necessarily 'inferior' than Trump appointed district court judges on that fact alone.

But the kicker here is that when Trump Admin appeals to the higher quality members of Circuit Courts or to SCOTUS, they invariably win. Cases are tossed, or injunctions are lifted with directions to the respective district judges to correct the errors of their ways.

So yes, it doesn't mean that the Biden appointed Judge Sookanan is wrong on the merits of this ruling.
But it does mean it's fair to question it.

 

[Athanasius68]

Back in the 80s, there was a family that had emigrated to the USA from the Soviet Union. Mom and dad spent a few years here, decided that they preferred the old country and moved back.
However, their child, supported by various advocacy groups preferred the USA and sued to stay.
The Reagan Admin supported the parents, on the theory that they decide where their children live, not the kids.

It seems here we have a situation where an advocacy group is trying to say where the kids ought live.

 

[VySky]

Courts blocking flights that would reunite families.

That's sad. Very sad.

 

[VySky]

Keeping them separated from their parents like the Obama cages..

Democrats hate the family unit.

 

[anatta]

Then show it in a courtroom in the light of day.

SHOW THAT THERE ARE ACTUAL PARENTS AND THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE KIDS TO BE SENT TO THEM.

In the court. On the record. In the light of day.

What if the parents sex trafficked these kids in the first place?

This Administration is protecting the Epstein files. KNOWN pedophiles.

We’re just supposed to take their word for it?

No.

they are unaccompanied minors. do you have any idea how many unaccompanied minors befall into sex trafficing once in the USA?

U.S. Placed Immigrant Children With Traffickers, Report Says (Published 2016)

The Department of Health and Human Services put more than a dozen minors in the care of human traffickers after inadequate background checks, a Senate inquiry found.

www.nytimes.com

Trafficking Risks Confronting Unaccompanied Alien Children | Homeland Security

Every year, thousands of unaccompanied alien children arrive at the U.S. border alone — in search of safety, opportunity or a better life. But for many, the journey brings new dangers. Once these unaccompanied children enter the United States, they are at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and...

www.dhs.gov

every year, thousands of unaccompanied alien children arrive at the U.S. border alone — in search of safety, opportunity or a better life. But for many, the journey brings new dangers. Once these unaccompanied children enter the United States, they are at high risk of exploitation, abuse, and trafficking without parents or guardians to protect and guide them.
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There were reports during Biden's open borders that kids were flown all over the USA, (those white planes with no markings) and released to people waiting in cars who were supposed to be guardians.

Get them home -safe with parents / for those with parents that want them back

 

[The Brad Dad]

Since January, the Trump Admin has had a lot of problems with district court judges stopping various policies of theirs. The district courts are dominated by Biden and Obama appointees.

By "problems", you mean these judges preside using the Constitution as their guide and the Trump regime keeps running into problems as a result.

And the split is 60/40. Plenty of Trump judges seem to have the same problems with Trump's policies as OBAMA JUDGES

 

[anatta]

That you guys think that people in the Trump administration tried to arrange something for ILLEGALS out of the goodness of their hearts is hilarious.

there is a problem with unaccompanied minors.. so many have been lost into the USA. Trump adm wants them safe and gone
this does both. here is an AI search of the problem

Why children go missing
Several key factors contribute to federal authorities losing track of unaccompanied minors:

• Inadequate follow-up: After placing a child with a sponsor—who is often a family member, distant relative, or acquaintance—the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is supposed to conduct follow-up calls. However, government audits and whistleblowers have documented a significant failure to make or properly document these calls.
• Insufficient sponsor vetting: Though sponsors typically undergo background checks, the vetting process has been criticized for being insufficient. Some sponsors have exploited the children for labor or other purposes. In other cases, children are released to sponsors who are in the country illegally themselves, which can make follow-up difficult.
• Overwhelmed federal agencies: The sheer volume of unaccompanied minors has overwhelmed federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Health and Human Services (HHS). In 2024, a DHS Inspector General report noted that ICE, with limited staff, cannot effectively monitor all children released from federal custody.

 

[Irredentist]

there is a problem with unaccompanied minors.. so many have been lost into the USA. Trump adm wants them safe and gone
this does both. here is an AI search of the problem

Why children go missing
Several key factors contribute to federal authorities losing track of unaccompanied minors:

• Inadequate follow-up: After placing a child with a sponsor—who is often a family member, distant relative, or acquaintance—the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is supposed to conduct follow-up calls. However, government audits and whistleblowers have documented a significant failure to make or properly document these calls.
• Insufficient sponsor vetting: Though sponsors typically undergo background checks, the vetting process has been criticized for being insufficient. Some sponsors have exploited the children for labor or other purposes. In other cases, children are released to sponsors who are in the country illegally themselves, which can make follow-up difficult.
• Overwhelmed federal agencies: The sheer volume of unaccompanied minors has overwhelmed federal agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Health and Human Services (HHS). In 2024, a DHS Inspector General report noted that ICE, with limited staff, cannot effectively monitor all children released from federal custody.

I do not think the Trump administration cares whether these children are safe. If these kids are put on a plane and flown out of the country, we no longer have any control over what happens to them after. But if they stay in US custody, we can continue to keep tabs on them.

 

[anatta]

I do not think the Trump administration cares whether these children are safe. If these kids are put on a plane and flown out of the country, we no longer have any control over what happens to them after. But if they stay in US custody, we can continue to keep tabs on them.

I just showed we do not keep tabs on them.. we should but we dont. Sounds like you have disdain for Trump, but this is a big priority

DHS Leads Efforts to Rescue Child Victims of Sex and Labor Trafficking | Homeland Security

Secretary Noem is leading efforts to rescue and stop the exploitation of the 300,000 unaccompanied children the Biden Administration lost or placed with unvetted sponsors.

www.dhs.gov

In March 2025, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified a backlog of more than 65,000 reports regarding children who came across the border unaccompanied that were ignored during the Biden administration.

Since discovering this, HHS stood up a triage center and modernized outdated software systems to triage and action all reports. As of July 24, 2025, more than 59,000 of the backlogged reports have been analyzed and processed, resulting in more than 4,000 investigative leads, including fraud, human trafficking, and other criminal activity.

(examples at link)

 

[Irredentist]

I just showed we do not keep tabs on them.. we should but we dont. Sounds like you have disdain for Trump, but this is a big priority

DHS Leads Efforts to Rescue Child Victims of Sex and Labor Trafficking | Homeland Security

Secretary Noem is leading efforts to rescue and stop the exploitation of the 300,000 unaccompanied children the Biden Administration lost or placed with unvetted sponsors.

www.dhs.gov

In March 2025, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified a backlog of more than 65,000 reports regarding children who came across the border unaccompanied that were ignored during the Biden administration.

Since discovering this, HHS stood up a triage center and modernized outdated software systems to triage and action all reports. As of July 24, 2025, more than 59,000 of the backlogged reports have been analyzed and processed, resulting in more than 4,000 investigative leads, including fraud, human trafficking, and other criminal activity.

(examples at link)

I'm glad that the Trump administration is making an effort to rescue victims of human trafficking. But subsequently, they should be given legal representation to advocate for their own best interests, rather than simply being put on a plane.

 

[snakestretcher]

Why are you and apparently Fox news trying to desperately go out of your way to emphasize Biden qhen this is squarely an issue of the current regime?

They clearly believe deflection absolves guilt. I'd be surprised if Obama didn't get a mention.

 

[snakestretcher]

I just showed we do not keep tabs on them.. we should but we dont. Sounds like you have disdain for Trump, but this is a big priority

DHS Leads Efforts to Rescue Child Victims of Sex and Labor Trafficking | Homeland Security

Secretary Noem is leading efforts to rescue and stop the exploitation of the 300,000 unaccompanied children the Biden Administration lost or placed with unvetted sponsors.

www.dhs.gov

In March 2025, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) identified a backlog of more than 65,000 reports regarding children who came across the border unaccompanied that were ignored during the Biden administration.

Since discovering this, HHS stood up a triage center and modernized outdated software systems to triage and action all reports. As of July 24, 2025, more than 59,000 of the backlogged reports have been analyzed and processed, resulting in more than 4,000 investigative leads, including fraud, human trafficking, and other criminal activity.

(examples at link)

"Disdain for Trump" you say? What else does a fraudster, thief, sex offender, misogynist, racist and convicted felon deserve; praise? Not to mention him being the most incompetent and hopelessly inadequate President in US history. His shambling, rambling descent into senility doesn't help. I think that's everything covered.

 

[anatta]

I'm glad that the Trump administration is making an effort to rescue victims of human trafficking. But subsequently, they should be given legal representation to advocate for their own best interests, rather than simply being put on a plane.

what happens to them in the meantime? back to foster care? back to sex trafficing? kids in cages?
send them back to agreeing parents

 

[BirdinHand]

what happens to them in the meantime? back to foster care? back to sex trafficing? kids in cages?
send them back to agreeing parents

Prove that’s where they are being sent AND that sending them there is in their best interest.

For each individual.

In a court

Pardon me if I don’t just take the word of the Administration that tries to ship them out in the cover of darkness.

 

[Irredentist]

what happens to them in the meantime? back to foster care? back to sex trafficing? kids in cages?
send them back to agreeing parents

If it's best for these children to be sent back to their parents, then that's what we should do. But that may not be true in every case, which is why these children need lawyers.

 

[anatta]

Prove that’s where they are being sent AND that sending them there is in their best interest.

For each individual.

In a court

Pardon me if I don’t just take the word of the Administration that tries to ship them out in the cover of darkness.

sure ill prove it....ridiculous.. parents are a child's best interest unless shown otherwise. Having them here - where do they go?
in cages? you all went crazy with that/ back to foster homes?? read the thread.

 

[BirdinHand]

sure ill prove it....

Well, you likely aren’t going to be the one arguing the case on behalf of the government.

Let’s see them make their case for each child.

Why is that so much to ask?

ridiculous.. parents are a child's best interest unless shown otherwise. Having them here - where do they go?
in cages? you all went crazy with that/ back to foster homes?? read the thread.

 

[anatta]

Well, you likely aren’t going to be the one arguing the case on behalf of the government.

Let’s see them make their case for each child.

Why is that so much to ask?

why do you keep ducking the question? where are the kids while they wait court dates? in cages? foster care?
back to sex trafficing? laboring?

The parents agreed. the natural right course is to reunite them with parents.

 

[dmpi]

You want to put kids in the hands of people you said were child traffickers.

You suddenly think there’s any reason child trafficking is acceptable?

You're framing this incorrectly. The 'child traffickers' were human traffickers paid to transport and smuggle these kids to safely America. Once in America they were handed off to the Parent's friends and relatives who can provide some adult supervision. These parents are poor, they probably paid the traffickers a sizeable amount of their savings to do this. The parents aren't evil rather they're opportunist, they view this an investment because there's far more opportunities in America than in Guatemala and at the time America was highly receptive and welcoming. Now we're in the situation of either sending the kids back to their loving parents or sending then through our bloated dysfunctional foster care system. To me the answer is obvious. I know people hate anything Trump does but sometimes he's right. We need to end this unfortunate situation rather than 'own' these kids and treat them like unwanted disposable people through our foster care system.

 

[BirdinHand]

The parents aren't evil rather they're opportunist

Your characterization doesn’t make me any more inclined to ship kids off to another part of the world into the hands of “opportunists”

 

[Josie]

Children should be with their family.

 

[Uncensored2008]

"In the dead of night on a holiday weekend, the Trump administration ripped vulnerable, frightened children from their beds and attempted to return them to danger in Guatemala," Olivares said in a statement. "We are heartened the court prevented this injustice from occurring before hundreds of children suffered irreparable harm."

The lawsuit argued that the administration’s plan to expel the children violates protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, a federal legislation passed in 2008. The lawsuit also said the government was "imminently planning" to put them on flights to Guatemala, "where they may face abuse, neglect, persecution, or even torture, against their best interests."

Federal judge halts deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children

The lawsuit argued that the plan to expel the children violates protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.

www.usatoday.com

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“It is a dark and dangerous moment for this country when our government chooses to target orphaned 10-year-olds and denies them their most basic legal right to present their case before an immigration judge.” said Efrén C. Olivares, vice president of litigation and legal strategy at the National Immigration Law Center. “The Constitution and federal laws provide robust protections to unaccompanied minors specifically because of the unique risks they face. We are determined to use every legal tool at our disposal to force the administration to respect the law and not send any child to danger.”

"The lawsuit argues that the administration’s unlawful plan to expel the children violates these longstanding protections under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorizations Act (TVPRA), federal legislation that passed in 2008 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The plan also violates the children’s Constitutional right to due process and the Constitution’s protections against discrimination based on national origin."

NILC Sues to Stop Trump’s Unlawful Expulsion of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children

The National Immigration Law Center today filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully expelling hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children from the United States.

www.nilc.org

it's wrong for the U.S. government to do this to anyone, but to do this to children, it's pure evil.

Good to see that the little Goebbels of the left are again free from hyperbole, demagoguery - and outright lies..

 

[W_Heisenberg]

. I know people hate anything Trump does but sometimes he's right.

He keeps doing things that warrant the hate.

And Trump supporters keep apologizing for it, defending it.

Because fundamentally, whether it’s sending people to CECOT without due process to be beaten and sexually abused, or deporting hundreds of kids in the middle of the night without due process, Trump supporters support all the evil things Trump is doing.