Day 223
August 30, 2025
1 documented event
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration
HHS orders shelters to prepare children for midnight deportation
At approximately 10:00 PM Central time on Saturday, August 30, HHS begins contacting shelter care providers holding unaccompanied Guatemalan children, ordering them to prepare the children for immediate discharge and deportation. The timing — late Saturday night of a holiday weekend — appears designed to minimize the possibility of legal intervention.
From: Midnight Deportation of 76 Guatemalan Children: Labor Day Weekend Mass Removal Attempt