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#midnight deportation

Deportation operations conducted under cover of darkness to avoid public scrutiny, media coverage, and legal intervention. Often involves removal of vulnerable individuals including children before courts can issue emergency orders.

1 incident

Grade 3 of 5: Serious Rights Violation

Midnight Deportation of 76 Guatemalan Children: Labor Day Weekend Mass Removal Attempt

The administration attempted a mass deportation of unaccompanied minor children in the middle of the night during a holiday weekend, circumventing legal protections that require children to appear before an immigration judge. A federal judge halted the operation after being awakened at 2:35 AM, but one plane had already taken off before turning around.