A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, an immigration holding facility, acting on complaints by jailed migrants that cells are dirty, smelly and overcrowded.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, ruling in a lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees, issued a temporary restraining order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to limit capacity, ensure cleanliness and provide sleeping mats in so-called hold rooms at the Manhattan government building.

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