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Lawyers fear 1,000 Central American children at risk of deportation

Sep 13, 2025

Lawyers fear 1,000 Central American children at risk of deportation

Approximately 1,000 Central American children, including dozens in California, are at risk of deportation before completing immigration court proceedings. The government removed 76 Guatemalan children from shelters over Labor Day weekend and placed them on a plane to Guatemala, but a federal judge blocked the flight. Attorneys report the government is expanding removal efforts to include children from Honduras and El Salvador.

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