The U S Border Patrol has received a complaint from a civil rights group that in a lawsuit which complains that immigrants were illegally held for long periods in freezing, bad weather, in dirty holding cells in Arizona.

The lawsuit which was filed on behalf of 3 illegal immigrants who were detained at the Tucson Border Patrol Station stated that detainees were not treated well for days, and what’s more, these cells were made to be only hour-long old holding facilities. These holding cells were in the state of Arizona. A wide range of abuse and neglect has been reported, including inadequate food, water, sleep and medical attention.  “With the filing of this lawsuit, it’s no longer going to be possible for Border Patrol to continue denying and ignoring its inhumane and unconscionable mistreatment of individuals in its custody,” said one of the attorneys who is helping a plaintiff.

The complaint has recorded for the request to a judge to order the country’s border protection agency to help improve the conditions in the detention centers. The complaint hits under the belt at one of the country’s busiest sections that deal with the massive flow of immigrants who are entering the country illegally from Mexico. More than 87000 arrests were made there last year. The lawsuit is a pointer to a grim fate faced by men, women and families who were detained for extended periods of time, as they wait for transfer or secure release.