U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is taking steps to close Camp East Montana, a massive immigrant detention camp near the Mexican border that opened less than eight months ago, according to an internal ICE document reviewed by The Washington Post. One of the 10 buildings the government purchased for this plan is a large distribution center 15 miles south of Camp East Montana. At Camp East Montana, detainees live in enormous white tents, each as long as two football fields. In January, The Post interviewed a Camp East Montana detainee who said he witnessed Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards. “During the ensuing struggle, Campos stopped breathing and lost consciousness.”Deaths in ICE detention centers have occurred with increasing frequency in recent months.

Source: Washington Post March 05, 2026 03:16 UTC