Trump officials ordered to urgently improve conditions at New York Ice jail

<p>Judge tells Ice to limit capacity and immediately ensure cleanliness in migrant holding cells at 26 Federal Plaza</p><p>A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Tuesday to immediately improve conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility, acting on complaints by jailed migrants that it is dirty, smelly and overcrowded.</p><p>Judge Lewis Kaplan, ruling in a lawsuit filed on behalf of detainees, issued a temporary restraining order requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement to limit capacity, ensure cleanliness and provide sleeping mats in so-called hold rooms at 26 Federal Plaza, a government building in Manhattan.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/judge-new-york-ice-migrant-jail">Continue reading...</a>