"A federal judge on Wednesday denied the government's effort to halt a preliminary injunction requiring the Department of Justice to improve conditions inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's holding cells in San Francisco. The decision by Judge Casey Pitts of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California means ICE will have to comply and improve conditions in the holding cells."
"The preliminary injunction stemmed from a November lawsuit, alleging that detainees at the ICE facility inside 630 Sansome St. were denied prompt medical care, blankets, hygiene materials and other basic necessities. It was filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and partnering law firms. The government appealed the preliminary injunction on Dec. 23 granted by Judge Pitts. Three days later, the government sought a stay or a pause to the order while Judge Pitts considered the appeal."
A federal judge denied the government's request to stay a preliminary injunction that requires the Department of Justice and ICE to improve conditions inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding cells in San Francisco. The injunction resulted from a November lawsuit alleging detainees at the 630 Sansome St. facility were denied prompt medical care, blankets, hygiene materials and other basic necessities. The court reaffirmed that the order applies to the entire 630 Sansome St. building and a secondary Sacramento holding location. ICE had appealed and sought a pause, but the judge held that ICE must comply and may face contempt for failing to provide humane conditions.
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