Migrant families who were separated at the southern border are requesting approval from a district court for a proposed settlement between them and the U.S. government. This settlement would allocate $6.4 million in attorneys’ fees. The funds are meant to be divided as follows: approximately $6.1 million under the Equal Access to Justice Act will be allocated to the plaintiffs identified as Ms. L, with $4 million going to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the remaining $2.1 million to the “steering committee organizations” involved in the case.
This request stems from litigation over the Trump-era policy of family separation. An earlier settlement has already barred future family separations at the border. According to the unopposed motion for preliminary approval filed on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the settlement aims to address the legal expenses incurred by the families during the litigation process.
For further details on this developing story, refer to the full report on Bloomberg Law.