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November 25, 2020

U.S. Deported 33 Unaccompanied Children in Violation of Legal Ruling Issued Earlier the Same Day
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In more immigration news, Buzz Feed reports the Trump administration
deported 33 unaccompanied children to Guatemala - just minutes after a
judge last week blocked a policy that allowed immigration officials to
quickly expel refugee children and asylum seekers without due process by
citing the coronavirus pandemic. Since ICE violated the judge's ruling,
the agency could be forced to bring the 33 children back. Some 13,000
unaccompanied refugee children have been deported since March under this
policy.

Meanwhile, a new federal court filing shows Customs and Border
Protection held over 60 children - including infants under the age of 1
- at facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border for over three days in the
past two months, a violation of the Flores agreement.


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