Trump-Appointed Judge Hands Trump an L in Court

David Gilmour Sep 18th, 2025, 11:18 am

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP

A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump blocked his administration from deporting Guatemalan children after an attempted late-night operation to place dozens on flights out of the United States.

Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a preliminary injunction halting the plan, which federal officials had described as a “reunification” effort. But Kelly ruled that the defence “crumbled like a house of cards” once examined.

Evidence from Guatemala’s attorney general showed parents of more than 600 minors had not requested their children’s return, and government lawyers admitted they could not contest that find

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