This case is a class action lawsuit disputing conditions of detention in Tucson Sector Border Patrol facilities on various Constitutional grounds.
The Court found that the reasonable time from book-in at a Tucson Sector Border Patrol station to “processing complete” is no longer than 48 hours. As for this duration of time, Defendants have established that the challenged conditions of confinement, separately and aggregately, are not excessive in relation to the legitimate government interests of Tucson Sector Border Patrol's 24-7 operations or the penological interests involved in Plaintiffs' civil detention in immigration facilities. However, these conditions violate the Fifth Amendment when individuals who are "processing complete" are held beyond 48 hours, at which point CBP must provide conditions of confinement that meet basic human needs for sleeping in a bed with a blanket, a shower, food that meets acceptable dietary standards, potable water, and medical assessments performed by a medical professional.