US immigration officials must make permanent changes to prevent future overcrowding and ensure attorney access at its holding facility at a lower Manhattan immigration courthouse, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
US Judge Lewis A. Kaplan‘s ruling sides with a group of former detainees who asked the court to issue a permanent injunction requiring US Immigration & Customs Enforcement to ensure the basic needs of people detained at 26 Federal Plaza are met going forward.
ICE officials, staff, and contractors “at a minimum were reckless in disregarding” the unsanitary living conditions and overcrowding, inadequate food and water, and lack of …