Judge, attorneys to inspect Broadview ICE facility after reports of 'inhumane' conditions

CHICAGO - A federal judge and a team of attorneys will inspect the Broadview ICE facility on Thursday after reports of overcrowding and unsanitary conditions where immigrants said they are sometimes held for days.

What we know:

Last week, a federal judge in Chicago ordered ICE officials to improve conditions at the Broadview facility, ruling that detainees "have suffered, and are likely to suffer, irreparable harm."

Detainees testified that they were held without access to phones, attorneys, or adequate food and water. They described sleeping on concrete floors beside overflowing toilets, with no blankets, showers, or privacy.

Under the judge's order:

All people who are detained at the Broadview facility, who are held overnight, need to have a clean mat and clean bedding with suffic