People held at Texas ICE tent camp describe abuse, preventable deaths
Detainees at a Texas tent camp described starvation, physical abuse, and disease outbreaks in a lawsuit alleging neglect has already caused preventable deaths.
Oct 15, 2026El Paso, TX

A new court filing in a class-action lawsuit against ICE alleges that detainees at Camp East Montana, a tent detention facility on Fort Bliss, face unsafe conditions that risk serious injury or death. Experts testified that poor healthcare and dangerous conditions have already caused preventable deaths, and detainees described physical abuse by guards, inadequate food, lack of hygiene access, and outbreaks of contagious diseases. The lawsuit, filed by the ACLU and Texas Civil Rights Project, asks a federal judge to order immediate improvements and independent monitoring at the facility.
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- ‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit says
The Guardian·Oct 16, 2026·archived copy
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- ICE Sued Over 'Civil Rights Catastrophe' at West Texas Concentration Camp
Common Dreams·May 30, 2026
- Nine in Ten Detainees at America's Largest ICE Camp Report Beatings, Watchdogs Find
Latin Times·Jul 17, 2026
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