In a stunning judicial overreach that directly undermines both the rule of law and the humanitarian goal of family reunification, a federal judge appointed by Joe Biden has interceded to block the Trump administration’s lawful efforts to return unaccompanied migrant children to their families in Guatemala. U.S.
District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on Sunday, “blocking any deportations of unaccompanied children from Guatemala and in U.S. custody who did not have a deportation order,” as reported by CBS News. This decision represents a blatant attempt by the judicial branch to obstruct the executive branch’s constitutional duty to enforce the nation’s immigration laws and protect its borders.
This judicial obstruction came after the judge had initially issued a narrower TRO early Sunday, “barring officials from sending a group of 10 migrant children between the ages of 10 and 17 to Guatemala, granting a request from attorneys who alleged the effort would skirt legal protections Congress established.” The order was expanded dramatically following a hearing, showcasing a judicial process that is more interested in political theater than in the well-being of the children involved. During the proceedings, Judge Sooknanan instructed Drew Ensign, the Justice Department lawyer representing the Trump administration, to “inform officials they had to halt their deportation plans.”
It’s actually much worse than even that. These smuggled migrant children were orphaned in America by the Biden Administration. The minors have all self-reported that their parents are back home in Guatemala. But a Democrat judge is refusing to let them reunify with their parents. https://t.co/o3h6e0YsMC
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) August 31, 2025
Ensign, acting on behalf of the administration, provided critical context that the liberal media conveniently downplays. He acknowledged that deportation planes had been prepared but were grounded, and he clarified the administration’s true objective: to safely “repatriate” the children to Guatemala to be reunited with their families. This stands in direct opposition to the narrative pushed by activist attorneys, who falsely claimed the Trump administration was attempting to deport “more than 600 minors to Guatemala without allowing them to request humanitarian protection.” The administration’s plan was, in fact, the most humanitarian course of action—safely returning children to their parents.
The heart of this matter was perfectly articulated by Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, who cut through the left’s disinformation campaign. Miller explained that the unaccompanied migrant children “have all self-reported that their parents are back home in Guatemala.” In a powerful post on X, Miller provided the crucial facts that the liberal media refuses to highlight, writing, “It’s actually much worse than even that. These smuggled migrant children were orphaned in America by the Biden Administration. The minors have all self-reported that their parents are back home in Guatemala. But a Democrat judge is refusing to let them reunify with their parents.”
BREAKING: Biden appointed District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan (yes that’s her name) who is from Trinidad and Tobago, is blocking the Trump admin from reuniting migrant children with their parents in Guatemala. They have TDS so bad they’d rather block Trump than help kids. https://t.co/4rWVw7nxmv
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) August 31, 2025
This entire episode is a direct result of the catastrophic border policies of the previous Biden administration, which created incentives for human smugglers to separate children from their families and send them on a dangerous journey north. Now, the Trump administration is working diligently to clean up that mess by reuniting these children with their loved ones, only to be blocked by an activist judge. The media’s framing of this responsible repatriation effort as a cruel deportation is a gross mischaracterization designed to score political points against a president who is actually solving problems.
h/t: Steadfast and Loyal
W hat Parent in their right mind would ever name a supposed Lady “Sparkle?” Only to grow up and become a Democrat Dummy. All the while being appointed by the biggest Dummy Biden a real dark shadow of what a Real American is about. Just look at DJT 45 & 47 always looking out for the People the way it WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE. These words have never mattered to Democrats for decades remember these “OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE” So now when I remember the 4th of July Celebrations We had Sparklers that really did Sparkle….
Judge IN ON dividing families right
& Dems blame US for dividing families
We have too many judges with strange sounding names appointed by Democrats that are spending their time trying to destroy America. We need to do some serious vetting and get rid of these Anti-American Democrat activists masquerading as judges. Biden and his idiot cohorts have done so much damage to America that it will take decades to set the country right. In spite of his senility, he should be brought before a tribunal and face treason charges.