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Federal court blocks ICE from detaining unaccompanied minors once they turn 18  PoliticoView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop transfers to adult facilities that advocates said were scheduled for this weekend. U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to not detain any child …

The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to offer unaccompanied migrant teenagers in the United States the option to voluntarily leave the country and receive a $2,500 payment, according to three sources familiar with the plans and an administration memo obtained by CNN. The Trump administration has already been offering financial incentives — including a $1,000 exit bonus — to …

The federal government is offering unaccompanied migrant children 14 and older $2,500 to leave the United States of their own volition, or “self-deport” back to their countries, according to a memo sent by the Department of Health and Human Services and obtained by NBC News. The notice was sent Friday afternoon to legal service providers around the country that represent …

Keep up with LAist. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. The Department of Homeland Security has begun targeting unaccompanied children in the immigration system with what they call a “voluntary option” to return to …

ICE pursuing self-deportation of unaccompanied minors  Politico Trump administration prepares to offer money to unaccompanied migrant teenagers to voluntarily leave US  CNN Trump administration offers migrant children cash to self-deport  The Washington Post U.S. to offer migrant teens $2,500 if they agree to voluntarily leave the country  CBS News ICE Targets Unaccompanied Immigrant Children, Offering $2,500 Payment for Deportation  The Intercept Source link

US judge blocks government from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children  Reuters Judge Halts U.S. Effort to Deport Guatemalan Children as Planes Sit on Tarmac  The New York Times Biden judge halts ‘surprising’ illegal alien minor repatriation plan after advocacy groups sue  Fox News Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children  The Guardian Guatemala says it suggested that U.S. send its unaccompanied …

A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after lawyers said the removals would violate US laws. The Washington DC-based district judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the administration to refrain from deporting the children for 14 days and called for a hearing at 12.30pm. The …

A federal judge overnight barred the Trump administration from deporting a group of unaccompanied migrant children to Guatemala after lawyers argued the effort would skirt legal protections Congress established for these minors. The plaintiffs in this case are 10 migrant children between the ages of 10 and 17 who entered the U.S. without authorization and without their parents or legal guardians. …