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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Alexandra Villarreal

‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit says

a composite image showing the entrance to a detention facility on the left and people protest on the right
The allegedly dangerous conditions persist at Camp East Montana the largest immigration detention facility in the US. Composite: AP, Reuters

Attorneys and experts are raising the alarm that immigrants at Camp East Montana, the sprawling desert detention camp on the Fort Bliss military base in west Texas, face a risk of serious injury or death because of ongoing, extreme health and safety hazards there, according to a fresh court filing, the Guardian can reveal.

The allegedly dangerous conditions persist at the tent jail, the largest immigration detention facility in the US, despite regular reports from inside and outside the federal government that it has violated dozens of official standards since it opened last year.

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