JUDGES HALT MIDNIGHT DEPORTATION FLIGHTS; ADVOCATES WARN ICE/ORR EYE UP TO 1,000 CENTRAL AMERICAN CHILDREN

LA Times reports an escalating federal push to repatriate unaccompanied minors: 76 Guatemalan children were moved for overnight flights over Labor Day weekend before a judge blocked the removals. Advocates say ORR/DHS lists could expand returns beyond Guatemala to Honduras and El Salvador, affecting up to 1,000 children, including dozens in California. Attorneys cite vanished court dates, ORR 'demand for compliance' letters to shelters, and safety risks if children are returned. Multiple federal judges in D.C., Arizona, and Illinois have issued temporary orders while broader challenges proceed.