"Camp East Montana a sprawling, tented facility similar to a number of large camps hastily set up by, or for, ICE nationwide to accommodate Donald Trump's surge in immigration arrests has repeatedly been criticized for harsh living conditions and often violent treatment by guards of those housed there."
"Three detainees have died at the camp on the Mexico border since it opened last July. In January, the El Paso medical examiner's office reportedly said it would investigate the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban migrant, as a homicide after determining he died of asphyxia due to neck and chest compression."
"ICE is always looking at ways to improve our detention facilities to ensure we are providing the best care to illegal aliens in our custody, the spokesperson, Lauren Bis, said in a statement. DHS undergoes rigorous audits and inspections of our facilities to ensure they are meeting our high standards."
Camp East Montana, a tented immigration detention facility at Fort Bliss in Texas, is being shut down less than eight months after opening. The facility, operated by private contractor Acquisition Logistics LLC under a $1.2 billion contract, has faced severe criticism for harsh conditions and violent treatment of detainees. Three people have died at the camp since July, including one death investigated as a homicide involving guards, and a measles outbreak quarantined over a dozen detainees. The Department of Homeland Security stated it is reviewing the facility to ensure compliance with standards, though no final decision or timeline has been officially announced.
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