Judge orders ICE to improve conditions for detainees at NYC holding facility
Source: ABC News
September 17, 2025, 3:32 PM
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to improve conditions for detained migrants at a holding facility inside a federal building in New York City.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan granted a preliminary injunction requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure cleanliness, limit capacity, and improve access to legal phone calls at the holding facility located at 26 Federal Plaza in lower Manhattan.
The ruling follows a lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees who alleged they were being denied access to attorneys, medication, hygiene products, and adequate food as the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown.
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"Whatever the merits of the Administration's determination to deport illegal aliens --and the Court expresses no view of that issue, which is beyond the scope of this case -- we must remember that this is the United States of America," Judge Kaplan wrote in his order. "We aspire to treat all Americans -- and those among us -- with humanity."
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-orders-ice-improve-conditions-detainees-nyc-holding/story?id=125678387
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.647291/gov.uscourts.nysd.647291.96.0.pdf
REFERENCE - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143512023
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