ACLU of Arizona: Federal Court Finds Conditions in Customs and Border Protection Detention Facilities Unconstitutional
TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on Feb. 19:
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- Court orders Tucson Sector CBP to meet migrants' basic human needs following 48 hours from book-in time
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A federal court 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 . . .
Maria Frausto, American Immigration Council, 202/507-7526, mfrausto@immcouncil.org; Marcela Taracena, ACLU of Arizona, 602/773-6004, media@acluaz.org; Juan Gastelum, National Immigration Law Center, 213/375-3149, media@nilc.org; Kristin Loe, Morrison & Foerster, 415/268-6410, KLoe@mofo.com; Matthew Kovac, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, 415/510-9601, mkovac@lccrsf.org
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- Court orders Tucson Sector CBP to meet migrants' basic human needs following 48 hours from book-in time
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A federal court 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 . . .