Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds
Summary
A government report found that a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Texas was poorly managed, leading to unsafe conditions for detainees and waste of taxpayer money. The report highlighted that three detainees died in six months, and several safety and health problems occurred, including missing evidence in a death case and a tuberculosis outbreak due to inadequate screening.Key Facts
- The Camp East Montana detention facility is located at Fort Bliss near El Paso, Texas.
- Three detainees died at the facility in a little over six months, including a 55-year-old Cuban migrant who died after being restrained by guards.
- Some evidence related to a detainee’s death was lost or destroyed.
- The camp opened before construction was finished, and ICE did not properly check sanitary or medical conditions.
- A detainee escaped in October due to poor contractor oversight.
- A security guard lost a loaded gun inside the facility, and it was never found.
- The contractor did not properly test detainees for tuberculosis; they used questionnaires instead, causing an outbreak.
- The Trump administration quickly awarded the $1.3 billion contract to a small company with no prior experience after ICE failed to award it twice.
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