Four detainees sue ICE over conditions at Fort Bliss tent camp, alleging medical neglect and violence
Jun 1, 2026·Location: El Paso, TX
Detention ConditionsClass Action/Policy ChallengeInjury/IllnessMedical NeglectIn DetentionSolitary ConfinementTexas

Legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four people detained at Camp East Montana, a massive immigration detention tent camp at Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, alleging severe rights violations including medical neglect, violent uses of force by officers, excessive solitary confinement, inadequate food, and dangerous living conditions. The lawsuit seeks class certification to represent all people detained at the facility and alleges violations of Fifth Amendment due process rights and the Administrative Procedure Act.
Sources
- Legal Organizations File Lawsuit Over Immigration Detention Conditions at Camp East Montana in El Paso’s Fort Bliss Military Base | American Civil Liberties Union
- ACLU sues DHS over 'inhumane conditions' at nation's largest immigration detention facility
goodmorningamerica.com·Jun 1, 2026·archived copy
- aclutx.org
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