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老澳门开奖结果 Files National Class-Action Lawsuit Over Trump Administration鈥檚 Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children

Action Broadens Existing Lawsuit Involving Congolese Mom and 7-Year-Old Daughter

Case: Ms. L v. ICE
March 9, 2018 1:30 pm
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SAN DIEGO 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 filed a national class-action lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 practice of forcibly separating asylum-seeking parents and young children.

The filing broadens an existing 老澳门开奖结果 lawsuit seeking to reunite an asylum-seeking mother and her 7-year-old daughter fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, only to be forcibly torn from each other in the U.S. and detained separately 2,000 miles apart. Earlier this week, the government abruptly released the mother, who is waiting to be reunited with her daughter.

Reports arose in December that the Trump administration was considering a new policy to separate border-crossing parents from their children as a way to scare others from seeking refuge in the U.S.

Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project, said:

鈥淲hether or not the Trump administration wants to call this a 鈥榩olicy,鈥� it certainly is engaged in a widespread practice of tearing children away from their parents. A national class-action lawsuit is appropriate because this is a national practice.鈥�

The class-action filing is at: /legal-document/ms-l-v-ice-memorandum-support-motion-class-certification

More information is at: /cases/ms-l-v-ice

Ms. L with her daughter

Ms. L v. ICE

SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Sept. 26, 2024: Attorneys Fees Settlement Agreement: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-settlement-agreement Attorneys Fees Class Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-english Aviso de clase de La Resoluci贸n de honorarios (en espa帽ol): /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-class-notice-spanish Attorneys Fees Unopposed Motion and Supporting Declarations: /documents/ms-l-attorneys-fees-unopposed-motion-and-supporting-declarations SETTLEMENT UPDATE: Dec.1, 2023 Here are links to the proposed family separation settlement and Notice of Rights in English and Spanish. The Notice of Rights explains the settlement and next steps to seek final approval of the settlement, including the opportunity to object: Settlement Document: /documents/ms-l-amended-settlement Notice (English): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-english Notice (Spanish): /documents/ms-l-v-ice-notice-spanish    

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