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Inspection Finds Dozens of Violations of Detention Standards at a Major Immigration Camp in Texas
Inspectors said the camp’s lapses were unusually high, with 49 deficiencies and nearly 3,000 detainees housed there each day.
- In February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement performed a congressionally mandated inspection at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, documenting 49 deficiencies in security, medical care, and use of force.
- The inspection occurred while Acquisition Logistics LLC managed the facility under a contract worth up to $1.3 billion, despite having no prior experience in detention operations.
- Inspectors reported that tools and ammunition were "unsecured and unaccounted for throughout the facility," while staff failed to isolate a detainee with tuberculosis symptoms and did not document required suicide prevention checks despite 911 calls indicating the problem.
- U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, an El Paso Democrat, called the findings "a drop in the bucket," while attorney Randall Kallinen, representing a deceased detainee's family, said the facility "gets an F."
- Despite the violations, the report issued an "acceptable/adequate" rating and recommended ICE work with Amentum Services, which took over operations on March 12 and pledged improved medical care and oversight.
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Inspection finds dozens of violations of detention standards at a major immigration camp in Texas
An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions.
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