Civil Rights Groups Sue ICE Over Alleged Abuses at Camp East Montana Detention Center
Civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and the Texas Civil Rights Project, have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over alleged human rights abuses at Camp East Montana, the largest immigration detention center in the United States. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, accuses the facility of violating the First and Fifth Amendments and the Administrative Procedure Act. The plaintiffs claim that detainees have been subjected to severe medical neglect, violent treatment by guards, and unsanitary living conditions. The lawsuit follows reports of three detainee deaths within two months, raising concerns about the facility's management and the treatment of its detainees.