Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Reuniting Alien Kids And Parents
Updated: 9/17/2025
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A U.S. District Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from deporting approximately 600 Guatemalan children back to their home country. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, appointed by President Biden, granted the order over the Labor Day weekend after activist attorneys filed an emergency complaint seeking class status for the children.
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