ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure
Summary
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to keep the Camp East Montana detention center in Texas open for another year by extending a no-bid contract with the company running the facility. This decision comes despite reports of mistreatment and poor conditions for detainees, along with calls from lawmakers and advocacy groups to close the center.Key Facts
- ICE will extend the contract with Amentum Services Inc. to run Camp East Montana until September 30, 2027.
- The extension could cost taxpayers an additional $776 million, on top of the original $452 million contract.
- Camp East Montana opened in August 2025 near the U.S.-Mexico border and houses over 2,000 detainees daily.
- Reports accuse staff of beating detainees, denying medical care, and providing poor living conditions and bad food.
- Federal agency reports have found unsafe conditions and wasted government spending at the center.
- At least three detainees have died at Camp East Montana.
- ICE said moving detainees to other facilities is not practical due to lack of space and high costs of switching contractors.
- The no-bid contract extension means there was no competitive bidding process for continuing the center’s operation.
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