Overview
- Human Rights Watch and multiple ACLU affiliates sent a letter urging ICE to end detention at Camp East Montana on the Fort Bliss base in El Paso.
- The groups say more than 45 interviews and 16 sworn declarations describe beatings, sexual assault, medical neglect, hunger, and blocked access to counsel.
- Accounts include claims that officers used violence and threats to coerce non‑Mexican detainees toward removal to Mexico or other countries.
- Representative Veronica Escobar recently warned of foul‑tasting water, rotten food, and inadequate health care at the facility.
- Opened in August 2025 and holding over 2,700 people, the site was previously flagged in a leaked ICE inspection for 60‑plus standards violations, and local media reported ICE has been asked for comment.