Overview

• An emergency order halted the Trump administration’s attempted removal of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors over Labor Day weekend and keeps them in federal custody under a pause currently running through September 14.
• The case was reassigned to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, with a hearing set for September 10 as advocates seek longer-term relief.
• Court declarations filed Wednesday describe children roused in the night, bussed to Texas airports, and placed on planes despite pending immigration cases and fears of abuse, persecution, or torture if returned.
• An internal Guatemalan attorney general’s report reviewed by Reuters says many families opposed returns, noting authorities reached 115 of 609 families and recorded widespread resistance, undermining U.S. assertions of parental reunification.
• Days earlier, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb struck down the administration’s expanded nationwide expedited removal rule as likely violating due process, adding pressure on related fast-track deportation efforts.