Judge Slams Trumpâs Midnight Deport Kidnapping Fiasco
On a holiday weekend so cursed even ghosts take off, D.C. Judge Sparkle Sooknanan dropped a 14-day halting restraining order on Trump-era plans to deport 10 Guatemalan kids aged 10 to 17. The judge caught the DOJ mid-flight, literally pulling these children from deportation planes and returning them to the Office of Refugee Resettlement like reluctant game show contestants. The drama, courtesy of the National Immigration Law Centerâs Sunday lawsuit, exposes a pilot program aiming to deport over 600 vulnerable kidsâbecause what better way to repatriate than at 3 a.m., when even HR is asleep? Meanwhile, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller tweets as if hosting a reunion special where kids self-report their parentsâ location while a Democrat judge says âNo thanks.â
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Only Trumpâs team could plan a midnight kidsâ flash deportation over a holiday weekend and call it âreunificationâ like itâs an awkward family reunion no one asked for.
Attempting to deport unaccompanied kids at 3 a.m. on a holiday weekend sounds like Trumpâs administration discovered virus-level midnight launches donât just belong to Apple.
If deporting hundreds of kids by sneaking them off planes in the dead of night was an Olympic sport, Trumpâs crew would have a gold, silver, and bronzeâexcept their trophyâs a judgeâs restraining order.
Source: Axios | Published: 8/31/2025 | Author: Rebecca Falconer
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