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American Immigration Council: Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release on Feb. 19:

A federal court today ordered U.S. Customs and Border Protection to overhaul the way the agency detains people in its custody in the Tucson Sector. The court found that the conditions in CBP holding cells, especially those that preclude sleep over several nights, are presumptively punitive and violate the U.S. Constitution.

The court's order enjoins CBP from holding det . . .

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