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How Did Detainees Overdose in Federal Custody? Lawmakers Demand Answers Over El Paso's Largest ICE Facility

After two Memorial Day weekend incidents and a third in February, Rep. Veronica Escobar is pressing DHS and ICE on detainee safety, medication access, and oversight at the country's largest immigration detention facility.

Latin Times

GAO Finds 'Missing or Destroyed' Evidence in Texas Detention Centre Deaths, Medical Failures Exposed

A federal watchdog report reveals significant oversight failures and neglected medical needs at a Texas immigration detention centre, highlighting operational challenges.

International Business Times UK

Loaded Weapon Disappears Inside US ICE Facility as Report Exposes Major Safety Lapses

A federal report highlights serious safety and accountability issues at Camp East Montana detention centre, including a missing firearm, detainee death investigation, and healthcare deficiencies.

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Government watchdog says Texas detention center wasted up to $11.5 million before detainees arrived

A U.S. General Accounting Office report found a host of problems at El Paso’s Camp East Montana, including a contractor losing a loaded gun on the property after it opened.

The Texas Tribune

Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds

A new report alleges that mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas produced unsafe conditions that contributed to detainees’ deaths and suffering even as millions of tax dollars were wasted on contractors

The Independent UK

ICE guard lost a loaded gun inside country’s biggest detention center, government investigators say

Watchdog alleges ‘serious’ oversight issues at Camp East Montana after reports of homicide, tuberculosis and medical neglect

The Independent UK

‘Dire’ conditions at ICE facility severely violate human rights, lawsuit claims

At US’s largest immigration center, Texas’s Camp East Montana, plaintiffs allege ‘dangerous and abusive’ situation

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ICE sued over “inhumane” conditions at Camp East Montana in West Texas

The El Paso tent camp has seen at least three detainee deaths, a measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations in less than a year of operation.

The Texas Tribune

ICE’s heavy-handed immigration enforcement was tried once before – by Arizona’s notorious sheriff Joe Arpaio in the early 2000s

For the past 13 years, Maricopa County in Arizona has attempted to reform its sheriff’s department after Joe Arpaio made it into a national flash point for extreme immigration tactics. After a legal immigrant sued Arpaio and the county Sheriff’s Office, a federal district court ruled in 2015 that Arpaio…

The Conversation

‘Psychological torture’: outcry over conditions at ICE desert detention camp

Detainees tell of abuse at sprawling Texas facility whose giant generators gobble energy and fuel climate crisis

The Guardian - US

Inspection at Largest U.S. Immigration Detention Facility Finds Nearly 50 Detention Standard Violations

Acquisition Logistics LLC was awarded a contract worth up to $1.3 billion to build and operate the camp despite having no prior experience in the field, an ICE report noted.

Latin Times

Outrage as ICE Guards Accused of '$500 Suicide Bets' on Detainees - DHS Denies Claims

Former detainee Owen Ramsingh alleges ICE guards at Camp East Montana bet on suicides. DHS denies claims amid three deaths and a scathing 49-violation audit.

International Business Times UK

Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas

An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions

The Independent UK

Record deaths in US immigration custody expose systemic failures

Families, advocates and lawmakers say poor care, opaque investigations and bureaucracy leave deaths unexplained

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The Independent UK

ICE replaces contractor at largest detention camp after scrutiny of living conditions

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and putting in charge another firm tasked with improving medical care and other services

Reason

DHS Is 'Upgrading' a Detention Facility Rife With Abuse Claims. It Should Close It Instead.

Federal officers at Camp East Montana have beaten people for requesting medicine and even placed bets on which detainee would attempt suicide next.

International Business Times UK

Suicide Reports and Assaults Inside ICE 'Concentration Camps' Trigger Calls for Urgent Investigation

Explore the alarming conditions at Camp East Montana, where multiple deaths, alleged suicides and a disputed homicide highlight systemic issues in ICE detention.

The Independent UK

'Worse than a prison': 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE's largest detention camp

Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening in August

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The Independent UK

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility

The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas

The Independent UK

Troubled ICE detention center under quarantine after measles outbreak could be closed permanently

Camp East Montana was opened by the Trump administration in Texas last summer but has faced accusations of poor conditions and a number of deaths

The Guardian - US

Trump administration to reportedly close controversial ICE jail in Texas

Camp East Montana facility, part of the Fort Bliss army base, has repeatedly been criticized for harsh living conditions

The Texas Tribune

ICE replacing operator of El Paso detention camp, report says

The Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.

The Texas Tribune

14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp as Democrats call for its shuttering

The latest outbreak comes after a spate of COVID-19 and tuberculosis cases were reported at Camp East Montana, which holds more than 3,000 immigrants.

The Texas Tribune

Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility

Officials said 18 cases of COVID-19 were also identified at the 5,000-bed tent Fort Bliss Army facility, where a Democratic congresswoman said many “chronic issues” persist.

The Independent UK

911 call sheds new light on death of Cuban migrant in Texas facility

A 911 call sheds light on the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, an ICE detainee

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