‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit says
Summary
A lawsuit claims that the Camp East Montana immigration detention center in Texas has dangerous living conditions that put detainees at serious risk of injury or death. Advocates say the facility fails to provide proper medical care and basic health protections, leading to preventable harm and deaths among immigrants held there.Key Facts
- Camp East Montana is the largest ICE detention center in the US, located on a Texas military base.
- The facility has repeatedly failed to meet official health and safety standards since it opened last year.
- Experts testified that conditions there are worse than those in many prisons, even though detainees are mostly not criminals.
- Problems reported include poor healthcare, unsafe living conditions, outbreaks of diseases like measles and tuberculosis, and lack of access to hygiene products and food.
- The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU, Texas Civil Rights Project, and a law firm on behalf of detainees.
- The suit asks a federal court to order improvements and independent monitoring of the facility.
- In March, the Trump administration changed the facility’s contractor to Amentum Services after three detainee deaths.
- Reports include alleged abuse by guards and delays in taking sick detainees to hospitals, contributing to unnecessary deaths.
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