Trump admin defends attempted deportation of unaccompanied children
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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.
Breakdown
- A judge blocked the Trump administration from returning 76 unaccompanied Guatemalan children.
- The children are now in U.S. federal shelters as the legal case proceeds. 25s
- The administration claims it was acting at the request of the Guatemalan government to reunite children with relatives. 49s
- Attorneys for the children say many have pending U.S. immigration cases and fear harm if returned. 1m 2s
- About 45% of immigrants in ICE custody have no criminal convictions or only civil violations. 2m 16s