Federal Report Finds Mismanagement, Deaths at Largest ICE Detention Facility in Texas
A Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday found that Camp East Montana, a massive ICE detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, was mismanaged and created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths. The facility, which opened in August 2025 before construction was complete, failed to provide adequate sanitation and medical care while wasting millions in contractor payments. The findings highlight systemic failures in oversight at what became the nation's largest immigration detention facility.
A federal Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday documents serious mismanagement at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso that has become the nation's largest immigration detention facility. The report found that ICE rushed to open the camp in August before construction was complete and failed to conduct required oversight to ensure detainees were held in sanitary conditions and received adequate medical care. Three detainees have died at the facility in little more than six months, including a 55-year-old Cuban migrant who died in January after being held down by guards; evidence in that case was found to be "missing or destroyed." The report also documents millions of wasted tax dollars that enriched contractors despite the unsafe conditions. In response, the Department of Homeland Security stated that ICE has replaced the contractor running the facility, with the new contractor expected to provide higher detention standards and more on-site medical care.
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Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
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