"A federal judge this week ordered ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to provide "constitutionally adequate healthcare" to people detained in California's newest and largest immigration detention center. The ruling comes in the case of seven detainees who in November filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the Northern District of California against Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement alleging medical neglect, unsanitary living conditions and abusive treatment by the staff at the facility, which opened in August."
"In her Tuesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney also required an external monitor be appointed to ensure compliance, including through review of medical records and on-site inspection and interviews with patients and staff at the California City Detention Facility in the Mojave Desert. Chesney ordered the government to provide detainees with timely and confidential access to attorneys, temperature-appropriate clothing and blankets free of charge and access to adequate outdoor recreation spaces for at least an hour a day."
U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney ordered ICE and the Department of Homeland Security to provide constitutionally adequate healthcare and to appoint an external monitor at the California City Detention Facility. The monitor will review medical records, conduct on-site inspections, and interview patients and staff to ensure compliance. The court required timely, confidential access to attorneys, temperature-appropriate clothing and blankets free of charge, and at least one hour of outdoor recreation daily. The order followed a November class-action lawsuit by seven detainees alleging medical neglect, unsanitary living conditions, and abusive treatment at the facility operated by CoreCivic.
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