Ms. L v. ICE
What's at Stake
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal 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.
Summary
The lawsuit cites violations of the Constitution’s due process clause, federal law protecting asylum seekers, and of the government’s own directive to keep families intact. “Ms. L” and her daughter were reunited in March 2018, though the national class-action lawsuit in this case continues.
Legal Documents
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03/10/2021
Status Report
Press Releases
ACLU Comment on Scathing Family Separation Watchdog Report
ACLU Comment on Scathing New Government Report on Trump Family Separation Policy
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Halt Unlawful Ongoing Family Separations
Federal Court Orders Trump Administration to Identify Separated Children Within Six Months
ACLU Comment on Trump Administration’s Response to Children Missing Under Family Separation Policy
ACLU Comment on Government Report it Doesn’t Know How Many Children it Separated
