U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can no longer use New York's 26 Federal Plaza to hold detainees until certain conditions are met.
That's according to a temporary restraining order issued by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan Tuesday, which comes after a class action lawsuit filed by immigrant advocacy groups on behalf of a detainee at the facility.
The lawsuit states people are being held "without beds, sufficient food, hygiene products, access to showers, or the ability to communicate confidentially with attorneys."
The suit also alleges unsanitary conditions that led to a "horrific stench," extreme temperatures in the facility, cruel treatment by ice officers, and no access to prescribed medication.
The lawsuit's claims of squalid conditions are supported by cell phone video taken by a