Guatemala says it can take back up to 150 migrant children a week

Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said his country is prepared to receive up to 150 unaccompanied migrant children a week, as long as the returns are voluntary or by court order. "The government's priority is to protect the...

An L.A. honors student was about to begin her senior year. Now she's hiding from gangs in Guatemala.

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala — On June 29, the summer heat in Los Angeles, California, was beginning to rise. Seventeen-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother, Estela Ramos Baten, slipped into jeans and T-shirts and headed to a relative’s home for...

Unaccompanied Migrant Children from Guatemala Granted Temporary Reprieve in Harlingen

Introduction In a dramatic turn of events, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children from Guatemala, who were scheduled to depart from Valley International Airport in Harlingen. This...

Judge Rules Over 600 Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children Can Stay in the U.S.

The Trump administration tried to deport over 600 unaccompanied Guatemalan children over Labor Day weekend, but a federal judge temporarily halted their removal, ruling the action was unlawful. The National Immigration Law Center filed an...

Judge Blocks Trump’s Late-Night Deportation of Hundreds of Guatemalan Children

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. We turn now to the Trump administration’s attempt to illegally...

'Irreparable harm…': Judge halts Trump's bid to deport Guatemalan minors | US immigration crackdown

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expelling hundreds of Guatemalan children who crossed the U.S. border alone. Although the government had not obtained legal permission to remove the children, some of their lawyers...

Biden-appointed judge blocks move to deport Guatemalan kids

More details on Guatemalan migrant children

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting 76 unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant children over the weekend as their planes were getting ready to take off. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more details.

CLOSE UP: Halted Trump administration efforts to deport migrant children Guatemalan

Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news Sign up for our free newsletter to receive the latest news WASHINGTON | Over Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration attempted to remove Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S....

Judge temporarily blocks deportation order of Guatemalan kids

HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) -- With migrant children waiting on tarmacs to be sent to their native Guatemala, a federal judge Sunday temporarily blocked the flights, siding with attorneys for the children who said the government was breaking laws and...

Guatemala ready to receive 150 deported minors weekly from US

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala stands ready to accept approximately 150 unaccompanied minors weekly from the United States across all age groups. President Bernardo Arevalo confirmed his government’s willingness to receive these children during a...

U.S. court blocks Trump administration’s midnight deportation of Guatemalan children

A transport van carrying migrants departs Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, on August 31 (local time). / AP-Yonhap A U.S. federal judge has temporarily halted a Trump administration operation to deport Guatemalan children in the...

Guatemala Waits, Planes Idle, and Children Linger in a Legal and Political Crossfire

A judge’s last-minute order grounded U.S. deportation flights and forced a pause in an urgent, disputed campaign to send unaccompanied Guatemalan children home. Behind the halted buses and frozen manifests are families waiting by the door—and...

Guatemala is prepared to receive deported minors from US: President Arevalo

Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children. US...

Guatemala prepared to receive deported minors from the US

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday, a day after a U.S. federal judge halted the...

US federal court orders halt to child deportations to Guatemala

A US federal judge on Sunday ordered a temporary stop to Trump Administration plans to send more than 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. The emergency order, issued by US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, came at 4 AM because of exigent...

Guatemala says it is willing to receive about 150 deported children from US

Guatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country’s president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children. Those...

Guatemala says ready to receive deported children from US despite court order

GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemala is prepared to receive around 150 unaccompanied minors a week from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday (Sep 1), a day after a US judge temporarily halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children....

Guatemala prepared to receive deported minors from the US, president says

Audio By Carbonatix By Sofia Menchu GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday, a day after a U.S....

Guatemala ready to receive deported minors from US: president

Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the United States, President Bernardo Arevalo said on Monday, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children. US...