Migrants at largest US detention camp face rotten food, inadequate healthcare
Detainees at Camp East Montana, the largest U.S. migrant detention facility, face foul-tasting water, rotten food, and inadequate healthcare, a congresswoman reported, though DHS denies the claims.
Nov 12, 2025El Paso, Texas

A U.S. congresswoman reported that detainees at Camp East Montana, the largest U.S. migrant detention facility in El Paso, face foul-tasting water, rotten food, and inadequate healthcare. The $1.2 billion tent facility is designed to house up to 5,000 detainees. The congresswoman stated conditions at the facility are dangerous and inhumane, while the Department of Homeland Security denied these allegations.
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