Federal judge makes permanent ICE safeguards, finds agency intentionally inflicted punishment
Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled ICE deliberately subjected detainees to inhumane conditions at a Manhattan holding facility, ordering permanent standards of care.
What to know
- Judge Kaplan found ICE deliberately held detainees in inhumane conditions to inflict punishment and induce self-deportation, violating past court orders at least 84 times.
- The ruling makes permanent safeguards including capacity limits, hygiene products, regular meals, confidential attorney calls, and minimum 50 sq ft per detainee.
- DHS disputed the findings, defending the facility as intended for short-term detention rather than addressing specific violations documented by the judge.
“By detaining far more persons in the hold rooms than ever was intended and for far longer than ever was intended, ICE objectively deprived detainees of sleep, sanitary living conditions, basic personal hygiene needs, sufficient food and water, and adequate medical care.”
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DHS downplays judge's findings of intentional misconduct
A DHS spokesperson issued a statement emphasizing that the holding rooms were intended for short-term detention and claiming the agency is committed to ensuring safety and security of detainees, without addressing the judge's specific findings.
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Kaplan makes temporary safeguards permanent — The judge ordered that rules mandating hygiene products, regular meals, confidential attorney calls, and minimum 50 square feet of space per detainee be made permanent, citing that it was unlikely ICE would comply voluntarily.
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Judge Kaplan issues 127-page ruling finding intentional punishment — Kaplan found that ICE officials repeatedly violated his past orders, exceeded capacity restrictions on at least 84 days, failed to provide confidential legal calls, and deliberately subjected detainees to conditions depriving them of sleep, sanitation, hygiene, food, water, and medical care. He concluded the agency acted with intent to "inflict punishment on detainees and induce them to self-deport."
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ICE holding cells overflow as enforcement arrests surge — As ICE arrests reached record levels under Trump's second term, the temporary holding cells—built without beds or showers and designed for short-term detention of typically a few hours—became packed with dozens of detainees held for days on end, exceeding available bed spaces.
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Judge Kaplan issues initial temporary safeguards — Judge Lewis A. Kaplan put in place temporary rules mandating minimum standards of care at the ICE holding facility, including capacity limits and basic services.
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Lawsuit filed over ICE holding conditions at 26 Federal Plaza — Immigrant rights and civil liberties groups, including the ACLU and Make the Road New York, filed a lawsuit challenging conditions at the ICE holding cells at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan.