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Federal judge says ICE detainees 'shouldn't be sleeping next to overflowing toilets' at Chicago-area facility

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A federal judge in Illinois ordered authorities at an ICE facility near Chicago to improve the living conditions for detainees following complaints this week.U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman ordered the facility to ensure that detainees have access to a clean bedding mat and sufficient space to sleep, soap, towels, toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, menstrual products and prescribed medications."People shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets," Gettlemen wrote. "They should not be sleeping on top of each other."The ruling comes after detainees filed a lawsuit last week. They...

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