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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal

‘Dire’ conditions at ICE facility severely violate human rights, lawsuit claims

A sign to an immigration facility in the desert.
The entrance to the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, on 13 February 2026. Photograph: Morgan Lee/AP

The first lawsuit relating to the largest immigration detention facility in the US was filed early on Saturday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), accusing the agency of “dire” conditions that severely violate the human and constitutional rights of those locked up at the camp in Texas.

A clutch of legal organizations is suing via a class-action complaint, listing four detainees as plaintiffs for themselves and on behalf of all those currently held as civil detainees at Camp East Montana or who will be held there in the future.

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