At a minimum, Olivares said, the court should bar the removal of all Guatemalan children who met those criteria. Olivares said the move appeared to be part of an administration initiative to deport children in the agency’s care. Welch objected to class certification because there could be children in the class who want to return to Guatemala. DOJ attorneys initially argued that the parents of the children being removed had requested their children be returned to Guatemala. Welch said that the Trump administration would withdraw its claim that the parents of the Guatemalan children had requested the return of their children.