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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility
Nearly daily 911 calls from Camp East Montana reveal widespread overcrowding, medical neglect, and emotional distress among detainees, with 80% having no criminal record, officials said.
- From mid-August 2025 through January 2026, staff at Camp East Montana, a tent-style ICE detention site, placed nearly one 911 call a day, revealing crises including overcrowding and medical neglect.
- Fueled by billions in new funding, ICE expanded operations and built the camp after awarding a $1.3 billion contract to Acquisition Logistics LLC.
- AP's review of 130 911 calls found seizures, chest and heart emergencies, with records showing at least 20 seizures and multiple suicide attempts involving detainees.
- The center will be closed to visitors until at least March 19 because of a measles outbreak, while ICE says normal operations continue and is reportedly considering closure.
- With about 3,000 residents daily and ICE data showing 80% without criminal records, DHS disputes claims of staff misconduct, and an unreleased inspection report allegedly found violations at Camp East Montana.
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Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility
The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana, the nation's largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, in its first months of operation in El Paso, Texas.
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