Immigration

NPR - Immigrant advocates and lawyers have expressed growing concerns surrounding the conditions at the U.S.’s largest immigration detention center. In the last six weeks, three people have died while in custody in the tent camp located in Fort Bliss in El Paso. The most recent death happened this past week.

The facility is run by a private contractor and has a capacity of 5,000 people, with the ability to expand, according to Angela Kocherga with NPR network station KTEP. At the end of 2025, the center had an average daily population of 2,800. The location is considered a hub for ICE because it's so large and it's near an airport, making it convenient for deportation flights. The Department of Homeland Security says it is a longstanding practice to provide medical care to people in custody. However, human rights advocates and lawyers have documented cases of medical neglect, physical abuse and unsanitary conditions at the camp.