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Rights Groups Allege Abuse at Fort Bliss ICE Camp, Demand Closure as DHS Denies Claims

A 16-declaration complaint has escalated demands for independent scrutiny.

The East Montana Detention Facility, designed to house up to 5,000 migrants, while still under construction at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Sept. 7, 2025.
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In this handout provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, an illegal immigrant departs a transport vehicle at Fort Bliss, Texas, for a removal flight on January 23, 2025 at Fort Bliss, Texas. Image for illustration purpoes only. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena/U.S. Department of Defense via Getty Images)

Overview

  • The ACLU, Human Rights Watch and partners sent a 19-page letter to ICE and Fort Bliss command summarizing months of interviews and 16 sworn statements from detainees.
  • Detainees describe beatings and sexual assaults, including accounts of heads slammed against walls and testicles crushed, with one teen hospitalized after an alleged assault.
  • Multiple statements allege masked agents transported non‑Mexican nationals to the border near Santa Teresa and ordered them to cross into Mexico under threats of imprisonment elsewhere.
  • The complaint details sewage overflows, spoiled food, restricted outdoor time and delays in medical care, including reports of diabetics lacking insulin for days.
  • DHS publicly rejected the allegations as false, asserting detainees receive proper care and legal access, as groups press for the camp’s closure and an end to third‑country removals.