Camp East Montana Deaths Spark Urgent Federal Court Motion for Changes

Groups seek injunction over Camp East Montana conditions

A group of civil rights and legal organizations filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on October 15, 2026, requesting a federal court to intervene against alleged abuse and poor conditions for immigrants detained at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss.

Camp East Montana deaths spark urgent federal court motion for changes

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A coalition of legal organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Texas Civil Rights Project, filed a motion in federal court demanding urgent changes at Camp East Montana. The groups alleged the immigration detention center on Fort Bliss has severe medical neglect, unsafe living conditions and violence by guards. They said the factors caused three deaths at the facility in the past year. Their motion …

Camp East Montana detainees seek independent monitors after deaths and alleged failures

Attorneys for Camp East Montana detainees are asking a federal judge to order improvements to healthcare and living conditions and appoint independent monitors at the El Paso ICE detention center.