"Owen Ramsingh, a former detainee, described the conditions at Camp East Montana as 'horrible,' citing small food portions, cramped quarters, and foul odors from the bathrooms. He noted that detainees faced mental health crises due to prolonged detention in large cells designed for 72 men."
"ICE inspectors found 49 violations of detention standards at Camp East Montana, including inadequate medical care and failures in documenting required checks to prevent self-harm and suicide, raising serious concerns about the facility's management and treatment of detainees."
Camp East Montana, located at Fort Bliss, is the largest immigrant detention center in the U.S., housing around 3,000 immigrants. Since its opening in August 2025, it has recorded multiple detainee deaths, with three occurring since October. Advocates and lawmakers express concerns over the facility's management by Acquisition Logistics, which lacks prior experience. Detainees report poor living conditions, inadequate food, and mental health crises. ICE inspections revealed numerous violations, including inadequate medical care and failure to prevent self-harm and suicide among detainees.
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