Civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of subjecting detainees at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas to inhumane conditions.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, targets the immigration detention camp located at Fort Bliss. The facility, which opened in August 2025, can hold up to 5,000 people, making it the nation’s largest immigration detention center.
The complaint was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Human Rights Watch, and the law firm Farella Braun + Martel LLP on behalf of four detainees, and seeks class-action status for all people held at the camp….