Trump administration to close Fort Bliss detention center
The Washington Post • • general
Key Points:
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is preparing to close Camp East Montana, a large immigrant detention facility near the Mexican border, less than eight months after its opening.
- The decision to shutter the camp follows a tumultuous period marked by the deaths of three detainees.
- The closure signals an end to ICE's experiment with large-scale detention at this site.
- The information about the closure comes from an internal ICE document obtained by The Washington Post.
