In an unusual Labor Day weekend showdown, dozens of "unaccompanied" Guatemalan minors separated from their parents or legal guardians swiftly persuaded a federal judge to block the Trump administration from carrying out deportations — and as of Monday, the DOJ said, the government has followed the temporary restraining order (TRO) that came with the judge's ruling.

The breakneck court activity, though not entirely unlike weekend proceedings in March in the high-profile Alien Enemies Act (AEA) case J.G.G. v. Donald Trump, unfolded in the wee hours of the morning — and has so far yielded a strikingly different response from the government.

The court docket in L.G.M.L. et al. v. Kristi Noem just about says it all. The complaint was filed in the early-morning hours Sunday, and we know this b

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