Civil rights groups, including the American Immigration Council, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Border Patrol in federal district court in Tucson on Monday, alleging that immigrants were unlawfully detained and mistreated for extended periods in freezing, filthy holding cells in Arizona. The complaint states that the immigrants suffered a wide range of abuse and neglect, including being held in overcrowded cells and denied adequate food, water, sleep, and medical care.
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