The Guatemalan government has plans to identify the needs of each of the Guatemalan children and intends to include them in social programs in their home country, the government stated. Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order after the U.S. attempted to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children without proper immigration proceedings. The Guatemalan government said it suggested the idea of sending back the unaccompanied minors to Noem while she was in the country in July. Some attorneys representing the Guatemalan children set to be deported disagree with Guatemala’s statement that the process to remove the unaccompanied minors has not disregarded their rights. The U.S. district court issuance of an emergency Temporary Restraining Order on Aug. 31 prevented the government from removing any unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in U.S. custody for the next 14 days.