Suit filed against ICE over ‘dire’ conditions at largest US immigration detention facility
Summary
A lawsuit was filed against ICE over poor conditions at the largest US immigration detention facility, Camp East Montana in Texas. The suit claims detainees face unsafe and unhealthy living conditions, lack proper medical care, and experience abuse from guards.Key Facts
- The lawsuit is a class action representing current and future detainees at Camp East Montana.
- Camp East Montana is a large tent camp on a military base in El Paso, opened in August last year.
- Complaints include bad medical and mental health care, the use of solitary confinement, poor food, disease outbreaks, and guard harassment.
- The facility holds around 2,500 people daily, with capacity for up to 5,000.
- The lawsuit names ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, and military officials as defendants.
- This detention center is part of a broader increase in immigration enforcement and detention under President Trump.
- There have been at least three reported deaths at the camp within its first year.
- DHS and ICE have denied the allegations, despite reports documenting poor conditions.
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