ICE Finds 49 Deficiencies at Largest US Detention Camp

An inspection by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in February revealed 49 deficiencies at Camp East Montana, the largest immigration detention facility in the country, located on the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas. The violations, detailed in a report released this week, included failures in documenting uses of force, inadequate medical responses, and lapses in preventing the spread of illnesses, raising fresh concerns about conditions at the site where at least three detainees have died since it opened in August 2025.

The three-day review by ICE's Office of Detention Oversight identified 22 deficiencies related to the use of force and restraints, such as unreported incidents, lack of post-use medical examinations, and failures to preserve video recordings. Five issues involved medical care, including the failure to isolate a detainee showing symptoms consistent with tuberculosis and delays in addressing grievances, with some emergency cases taking up to eight days for a response. Other problems encompassed incomplete suicide prevention checks, unsecured tools and ammunition, and inadequate responses to reports of sexual abuse. Inspectors...