A federal judge granted a motion on Friday to expand the class definition in a class action lawsuit against the Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency.
In the original complaint, the plaintiff, Ms. L, sought to reunite with her seven-year-old daughter after they both fled violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Upon seeking asylum in the US, the two were separated.
After the Department of Justice and Attorney General announced their zero-tolerance policy against undocumented immigrants crossing the border, mass amounts of parents and children were separated from one another.