For weeks, U.S. immigration officials alerted their colleagues about dangerous overcrowding at 26 Federal Plaza, where detainees were held in small rooms with no beds, showers or full-time medical staff. DHS declined to answer a detailed list of questions about its treatment of detainees at 26 Federal Plaza and temporary holding rooms around the country, citing the ongoing litigation. There are no laws governing the amount of space immigrant detainees must be provided within ICE field offices. Read more from The Washington Post at the link in our bio.