Migrants’ Habeas Bids Held Eligible for Attorneys’ Fee Awards

Two immigrants convinced a federal appeals court that they’re owed attorneys’ fees for being arrested and detained by ICE without due process.

The lower courts properly granted a $15,841.60 award for Adolph Michelin and $18,224.58 for Adewumi Abioye under the Equal Access to Justice Act, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said in precedential opinion filed Monday.

Abioye and Michelin were detained in ICE’s Moshannon Valley Processing Center for over a year when they filed individual writs for ...