Immigrant detainees are suing the federal government over what they describe as “inhumane” abuse and “horrific” conditions at Camp East Montana, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in El Paso, Texas.
The lawsuit accuses federal officials of mistreating detainees held at the camp. Details of the specific allegations — and how many detainees signed onto the suit — weren’t immediately available from the report published Saturday, May 31.
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Camp East Montana is an ICE detention site in El Paso. Beyond its location, the federal government hasn’t publicly addressed the detainees’ claims, according to NPR’s reporting. No court date has been announced.
The lawsuit is one of several filed in recent months challenging conditions at immigration detention facilities across the country – though whether similar litigation has touched detainees with ties to West Virginia isn’t known.
The case is pending. No ruling has been issued.
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