Summary
Two U.S. Supreme Court justices wanted to stop a 7-year-old girl from being sent back to Venezuela, but the majority of the Court disagreed. Her mother, currently living in Texas, had sought asylum, while the child's father is in Spain. The appeals court has ruled that the child should return to Venezuela.
Key Facts
- The girl was born in Venezuela and moved to the U.S. with her mother in 2021.
- Her mother applied for asylum and received temporary protected status in the U.S.
- The girl's father, who lives in Spain, asked a court to send her back to Venezuela.
- A district court said the girl was settled in Texas, but an appeals court reversed this decision.
- The appeals court ordered the girl to return to Venezuela, where her parents do not currently reside.
- The child's mother argued that moving back to Venezuela would disrupt her child's stable life in Texas.
- The Supreme Court denied a request to stop the girl's return to Venezuela.
