Judge blocks Trump administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children

WASHINGTON AP A judge is blocking the Trump administration from instantly deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the U S alone back to their home country The Thursday decision by U S District Judge Timothy J Kelly comes after the Republican administration s Labor Day weekend attempt to remove Guatemalan migrant children who were living in establishment shelters and foster care Immigration and children s advocates at once sued to prevent the children s removal arguing that a great number of of these children were fleeing abuse or violence and the cabinet was bypassing longstanding legal procedures meant to protect them Kelly s decision extends a temporary order while the event plays out