Trump’s Administration To Deport 700 Unaccompanied Children
October 5, 2025
9:06 am
Trump administration’s plan to deport Guatemalan minors, has been criticized as violation of U.S. child welfare obligations and endangers vulnerable children.
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to deport nearly 700 Guatemalan children who crossed into the United States without their parents, according to a letter from Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon that has sparked widespread concern among human rights advocates.
Wyden said whistleblowers within the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) — the federal agency responsible for unaccompanied migrant children — revealed plans to remove minors who lack legal guardians or active asylum cases. In his letter to Angie Salazar, …
