Sitting alone before the judge in Tucson, Arizona's immigration court on July 23, her dark hair tied back with a bright pink ribbon, 14-year-old Karla appeared uncertain when asked if she wanted to be returned to her home country of Guatemala or continue fighting her deportation in court.
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Federal immigration judges fired by the Trump administration are filing appeals, pursuing legal action and speaking out in an unusually public campaign to fight back.
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Three young migrants hold hands as they run in the rain at an intake area after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in this 2021 photo.
Gregory Bull, Associated Press 2021
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Contact reporter Emily Bregel at ebregel@tucson.com . On X, formerly Twitter: @EmilyBregel
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