Immigrant detainees accuse guards of excessive force and neglect at Texas lockup

Source: Scripps News

Posted 7:18 AM, Dec 16, 2025


Immigrant detainees are sharing new complaints of physical abuse and neglect by officers at Camp East Montana, one of the nation's largest ICE detention centers.

A November investigation by Scripps News discovered reports of poor conditions and mistreatment at the camp located on the grounds of the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas.

Now dozens more detainees are speaking out in declarations collected by the American Civil Liberties Union. The records provide detailed accounts of excessive physical force by staff at the site, including claims of guards punching, stomping on and slamming detainees to the ground.

"These are real human beings who have expressed to us that they are experiencing severe mistreatment at this detention center and that their basic needs are not being met," said Savannah Kumar, staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas.

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