Trump's zero-tolerance policy turns basement into pop-up 'dungeon'
Attorneys use windowless room below federal courthouse for rushed consultations with clients charged with illegal entry
Some lawyers call it the dungeon. Others call it the garage. Guards call it the sub-block.
Whatever the name, the windowless basement beneath the federal courthouse in San Diego hosts a very particular kind of justice under Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy.
Since last week, this former car park has been where defence lawyers in this corner of southern California confer with clients who are charged with entering the US illegally.
There are tables and chairs but little privacy – more than two dozen defendants, attorneys, translators and US marshals share the open space.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/22/us-immigration-san-diego-trial-courthouse
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