NPR: ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

NPR:  ICE detention deaths are on a record pace. One Texas facility bears the brunt

NPR: Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas is the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. It also is one of the facilities with the most detainee deaths. It opened in August 2025, and three of the 25 people who died in ICE detention since October were detained there. Advocacy groups, lawmakers and former detainees are raising concerns about Acquisition Logistics, the company that initially ran the center. Despite not having any prior experience running a center, it received a $1.3 billion federal contract. In February, ICE inspectors cited 49 violations, including inadequate medical care and failures to document required checks to prevent self-harm and suicide.

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