J.E.C.M. v. Lloyd

Leonie M. Brinkema, United States District Judge

Plaintiffs/petitioners ("plaintiffs") in this *568putative class action1 are four minors from Central America designated as "unaccompanied alien children" who are, or who have been, in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement ("ORR") and the four sponsors who filed family reunification applications on their behalf. Defendants/respondents ("defendants")2 are the minors' custodians and the officials responsible for administering ORR's policies with respect to the detention and release of unaccompanied minors. Plaintiffs allege that…