Lawyers: ICE Created a ‘Self-Made Crisis’ of Overcrowding at 26 Federal Plaza

In a high-profile federal case challenging conditions inside 26 Federal Plaza, plaintiffs’ attorneys allege ICE has manufactured a “self-made crisis” by continuing to pack too many detainees into small, desolate holding cells even after a court order required reduced occupancy. The new filing details the layout, sanitation, and headcounts in the 10th-floor rooms where ICE has been holding newly arrested immigrants for days.