A father and son, who were separated for six years under the Trump administration’s controversial family separation policy, are pushing back against MVM Inc.’s attempt to have their class action lawsuit dismissed. The two asylum seekers, referred to as “Padre” and “Junior,” claim that the transportation services company played a central role in the traumatic separation, affecting not only their lives but thousands of other immigrant families as well.
In a response filed on Tuesday, the pair argued that MVM should not be entitled to immunity as a government contractor, despite the policy that led to the separations being deemed unconstitutional and enjoined in other lawsuits against the government.
MVM has sought to avoid accountability by positioning itself as a “scapegoat” for the actions of the government. However, the father and son rejected this defense, stating that MVM was complicit and acted knowingly in carrying out the separation policy. “A scapegoat does nothing wrong,” they wrote. “MVM was a willing conspirator.”
