Judge Blocks the Removal of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children, Some Already Aboard Planes

Date

Aug 31, 2025

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Interim

Party

United States

Source

npr.org ↗

Publisher

NPR

Disposition

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan granted a 14-day temporary restraining order on August 31, 2025 halting the removals; the government's authority to return the children outside TVPRA proceedings remained contested in the litigation.

Caveat

Children were already aboard aircraft when the order issued.

Ledger id

1641

Full record

Read the full 47watch record →