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Judges rule against Trump administration on deporting Guatemalan children and Venezuelans
Double defeat protects Venezuelans with temporary protected status and Guatemalan minors The Trump administration has been handed a double defeat by judges in immigration cases, barring the executive branch from deporting a group of Guatemalan children and from slashing protections for many Venezuelans in the US. A federal judge on Thursday ordered the administration to…
Guatemalan judge finds six people guilty over deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire
Two officers and four ex-child protection officials found guilty after fire at state shelter that had a history of abuse A Guatemalan judge has found six people guilty over the deaths of 41 girls in a raging 2017 fire at a state shelter for vulnerable youths that had a history of abuse. The sentencing is…
Judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan man to the U.S.
By The Associated Press A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there. The man, who is gay, was protected from being returned to his home country under a U.S. immigration judge’s order at…
Arizona governor pauses deportation for Guatemalan who gave birth days ago
‘Erika’, 24, gained public attention after lawyer said federal agents denied him access to her in a Tucson hospital A Guatemalan immigrant who crossed the US border eight months pregnant and gave birth in Arizona has avoided fast-track deportation after intervention by the state’s governor, her lawyer and a federal official said on Saturday. The…