特朗普政府在推行"不惜一切代价驱逐"移民政策的过程中，被指控针对无成人陪同抵达美国的儿童进行差别对待。[1]宾州犹太家庭和社区服务组织代表6名移民儿童客户提交的联邦诉讼指控，移民法官被指示在加速移民法庭听证会中限制儿童处理其移民申请的时间。[1]这些儿童中许多符合合法留居条件，包括特殊移民青少年身份和人口贩运幸存者身份的申请者。[1]
诉讼举例说明了受影响儿童面临的困境。[1]一名17岁危地马拉人口贩运幸存者已在5月被认定为严重人口贩运受害者，但仍在上月被费城移民法庭下令驱逐。[1]另一名19岁越南申请人的特殊移民青少年身份在5月获得批准，但法庭仍在7月下令遣返其出境。[1]
联邦政府已终止资助超过20,000名无成人陪同儿童的移民诉讼律师合同。[1]移民法庭计划在2026年11月前完成所有少年案件。[1]联邦诉讼机构JFCS表示，数百名年轻客户因法庭政策变化面临驱逐风险。[1]美国国土安全部则称特朗普政府致力于保护儿童，并表示所有非法移民都获得正当程序。[1]
The Trump administration is facing federal litigation alleging it is deliberately expediting deportation proceedings for unaccompanied minors arriving in the United States as part of its "deport at all costs" immigration policy.[1] A lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court by the Jewish Family and Community Services organization, representing six child clients, contends that immigration judges have been instructed to restrict the time available for children to process their immigration applications during accelerated hearings, even when many minors qualify for legal residency.[1]
The case highlights specific instances where eligible applicants faced deportation orders despite qualifying protections. A 17-year-old Guatemalan trafficking survivor who was formally identified as a severe human trafficking victim in May was nevertheless ordered deported by a Philadelphia immigration court the following month.[1] Similarly, a 19-year-old Vietnamese applicant whose Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJ) was approved in May still received a deportation order from the court in July.[1] Immigration courts are operating under a directive to complete all juvenile cases by November 2026.[1]
The Trump administration has also moved to eliminate legal representation for vulnerable minors, with the federal government terminating legal services contracts for more than 20,000 unaccompanied children.[1] The Department of Homeland Security countered that the current administration remains committed to protecting children and ensuring all undocumented immigrants receive due process.[1] The legal services organization reports that hundreds of young clients now face deportation risk due to shifts in court policy.[1]