What to know about Guatemalan migrant children and efforts to send them home
Summary
The U.S. government tried to send Guatemalan children, who had come to the U.S. alone, back to their home country over Labor Day weekend. Legal advocates filed lawsuits to prevent their removal, and a federal judge ruled that the children could stay in the U.S. for now.Key Facts
- The U.S. government attempted to remove Guatemalan children from the country.
- The children were living in shelters or with foster families in the U.S.
- These children had come to the U.S. without adult family members.
- Legal advocates filed lawsuits across the U.S. to stop their removal.
- A federal judge decided that the children could stay in the U.S. temporarily.
- This legal decision happened over the Labor Day weekend.
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