“Today, the court ruled that our clients have been injured by these delays. We look forward to continuing this advocacy in addressing these unreasonable and injurious delays,” Luneack added.
Representatives for the federal government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys Kurt Mathas, Elizabeth Deshaies, Savannah Murin, and Greer Harrison of Winston & Strawn LLP; Mark Fleming, Richard Caldarone, and Jess Hunter-Bowman of the National Immigrant Justice Center; and Meredith Luneack of the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center.
The federal government is represented by Brian M. Boynton, William C. Peachey, Samuel P. Go, Stephanie Elizabeth Gibbs, and Malcolm McDermond of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The case is A.M.P. et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al., case number 2:23-cv-13230, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
