A US court ordered ICE to improve conditions for migrants at a detention center in New York.
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- Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered U.S.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve conditions for migrants at the facility at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City after they were found to be inhumane and unconstitutional in the summer of 2025 due to overcrowding and lack of food, water, sleep, sanitation and medical care.
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Why It Matters
In the summer of 2025, the migrant detention center at 26 Federal Plaza in New York was overcrowded, and conditions were declared inhumane and unconstitutional by federal judge Lewis Kaplan.
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A US federal judge has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve conditions for migrants at a detention center in New York.
In the summer of 2025, the ICE facility at 26 Federal Plaza was overcrowded, and conditions for migrants were deemed inhumane and unconstitutional.
The court established specific requirements for conditions of detention, including space per detainee, temperature in the premises, food, medical care and other aspects.
WASHINGTON, September 24 - RIA Novosti. A federal judge in the United States has ordered US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve conditions for migrants at a detention center in New York, according to a court document seen by RIA Novosti.
“The conditions of detention under which ICE detained migrant detainees at 26 Federal Plaza in the summer of 2025 were inhumane and unconstitutional...Ordered: Defendants are ordered to comply with the following restrictions and requirements,” the court's order said.
Judge Lewis Kaplan found the conditions to be inhumane and unconstitutional and found that in the summer of 2025, the ICE facility at 26 Federal Plaza was overcrowded and detainees were being held there significantly longer than required.
The document states that the migrants were deprived of normal sleep, proper sanitation, hygiene products, sufficient food and water, and medical care. The judge also said that the service had repeatedly failed to comply with previous court orders and in a number of cases concealed or ignored information about the real state of affairs.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
ICE will comply with court demands to improve conditions for migrants at the center at 26 Federal Plaza
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- When exactly will the court's demands to improve conditions be met?
- What measures will be taken to prevent repeat violations?
- Will there be fines or other sanctions against ICE for failure to comply with previous orders?
