Los Angeles ICE Facility Ordered to Provide Access to Lawyers

The Trump administration must stop blocking access to lawyers for detainees kept after immigration sweeps in a downtown Los Angeles holding center, a federal judge said, ordering the facility to provide privacy for detainees and their legal counsel.

Officials aren’t fully complying with a July temporary restraining order requiring daily legal visitation at the basement facility known as B-18, Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong said. They’re still turning away lawyers during regular hours or failing to let them know when the center will be closed, she said.

“Even when they are granted access to detainees via phone calls or in-person meetings, ...