Texas Lawmakers Demand Investigation into Alleged Torture and Deaths at Fort Bliss Immigration Detention Facility
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Texas state legislators are demanding an investigation into alleged severe human rights abuses at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility within Fort Bliss. Lawmakers report receiving credible accounts of torture, killings, and inhumane treatment of detainees, with at least three deaths occurring in just two months, including one detainee allegedly choked to death by guards. The facility, constructed in August as part of Trump-era immigration policies, is the country's largest immigration detention camp located on an Army base in El Paso.
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At least three inmates have died in the facility in just two months, including one who witnesses say was choked to death by guards
Camp East Montana was constructed in August as part of the Trump administration's immigration policies
At least three inmates have died in the facility in just two months, including one who witnesses say was choked to death by guards.
