Migrant caravan members know Trump over proposed border policies

Central American migrants who are part of the caravan traveling towards the U.S. President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump concerned Zinke broke rules DOJ referral: report 1,600 scientists sign letter opposing Trump's plan to narrow gender definition Five Takeaways from West Virginia's Senate debate MORE, Attorney General Jeff SessionsJefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsHillicon Valley: DOJ cracks down on Chinese tech theft | Google employees stage walkout over sexual harassment | Company's CEO vows to do 'better' | Feds wrestling against the backdrop of cyberattacks On The Money: Trump, Xi spoke amid rising trade tensions | Kudlow rules out the minimum wage | Commerce to review price exemption process | Google employees walk out to protest harassment Kim Kardashian apologizes for saying 'delayed' in video after backlash MORE and other members of the administration.

In the lawsuit filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, six Honduran migrants and their children argue that Trump can not legally stop them from seeking asylum in the United States.

The migrants allege that Trump and his administration are violating the due process of the Fifth Amendment, which prohibits the federal government from denying anyone life, liberty or property without due process of law.

Trump said during a speech at the White House on Thursday afternoon that he is "finalizing a plan" to deny asylum claims of people who enter the U.S. illegally as he ramps up his focus on immigration heading into next week's midterm elections.

The president of this week also ordered 5,000 members to the border to stop the caravan inching to the distant U.S. border and said he could deploy 15,000 more troops.

John Shoreman, the attorney representing the migrants who are suing Trump, called the president's immigration policies "shockingly unconstitutional" in the complaint.

He said Trump's plan to detain the migrants in the caravan prohibits them from seeking their detainment.

It also states that the administration is planning to ensure the safety of immigrant children.

Shoreman said that under the Flores Agreement, adequate water supply and ventilation, adequate supervision and contact with family.

In addition to Trump and Sessions, the lawsuit names U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen NielsenKirstjen Michele NielsenOvernight Defense: Trump defends border deployment | Claims caravan larger than reported | Key Dem calls 'unwise' plan | Watchdog issues troubling report on Afghan war Hillicon Valley: DOJ cracks down on Chinese tech theft | Google employees stage walkout over sexual harassment | Company's CEO vows to do 'better' | Grassley asks DHS, State Department to brief Judiciary Committee on caravan MORE, acting ICE acting Director Thomas Homan, acting CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan and Francis Cissna, director of Citizenship and Immigration Services.