A US federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) to provide better conditions for detainees in an Chicago immigration facility.

Judge Robert Gettleman of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois mandated that DHS comply several hygiene-related requirements, ordering for cells to be cleaned at least twice daily, clean toilet facilities, opportunities to shower at least every other day, and at least three meals a day that comport with US dietary standards, among other directives. He wrote:

Based on the record currently before it, the court finds that plaintiffs and members of the putative class have suffered, and are likely to suffer, irreparable harm absent the temporary relief granted herein, that they are likely to prevail on the me

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