Camp East Montana Immigration Facility to Close Following Safety Concerns
Representatives Jayapal and Escobar have announced the closure of the Camp East Montana detention center after investigations revealed fatal conditions and inadequate medical care. The move marks a significant shift in oversight following public outcry over the facility's treatment of detainees.
5 posts, 7 articles·February 6 – March 5, 2026
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7 News·6 days ago – Today
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DHS 'reviewing' detention facility at Fort Bliss
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ICE is reevaluating the future of Camp East Montana, its largest detention facility
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DHS responds to report ICE's biggest camp could be closing
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Last week, I led a letter with @repescobar.bsky.social calling for Camp East Montana to be closed. Camp East Montana must close. This is overdue and necessary. My full statement on the reported closure of Camp East Montana:
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Last week, I led a letter with @RepEscobar calling for Camp EastMontana to be closed. Camp East Montana must close. This is overdue and necessary. My full statement on the reported closure of Camp East Montana: https://t.co/B7CpVASMDF
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Just last week, I called for Camp East Montana to be shut down with @repescobar.bsky.social. Now, it is reportedly quarantined due to a measles outbreak, meaning no visitors or attorneys. Unbelievable. These private, for-profit facilities should not exist.
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Just last week, I called for Camp East Montana to be shut down with @RepEscobar. Now, it is reportedly quarantined due to a measles outbreak, meaning no visitors or attorneys. Unbelievable. These private, for-profit facilities should not exist.
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