Axios: ICE Ordered to Fix “Squalid” Conditions at NYC Detention Facility
Axios reports that U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued a permanent injunction requiring ICE to address conditions at its 26 Federal Plaza detention facility in New York City, finding that detainees had been subjected to overcrowding, prolonged detention, and inadequate access to basic necessities and counsel. The injunction establishes minimum standards for conditions of confinement, including requirements for food, hygiene, medical care, and confidential access to attorneys.