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El Paso Commissioners Court adopts resolution demanding transparency, access for Fort Bliss migrant detention site
Summary
The El Paso County Commissioners Court voted to adopt a resolution calling for disclosure, local access and oversight of the new 5,000‑bed migrant detention facility on Fort Bliss—named Camp East Montana—after public comment from civil‑liberties and faith groups and extensive commissioner remarks.
El Paso County Commissioners Court voted Aug. 11, 2025, to approve a resolution asking federal agencies and Fort Bliss leaders for disclosure about operations at Camp East Montana, the new 5,000‑bed migrant detention facility on Fort Bliss.
The resolution, introduced by Commissioner Butler during the court’s Aug. 11 meeting, says the county denounces “the use of El Paso’s military installations for mass civil detention of migrants, particularly under opaque private contracts” and demands disclosure from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Fort Bliss about operational plans, contractor roles and detainee treatment protocols.
Why it matters: The facility is sited adjacent to populated neighborhoods in East El Paso County and — according to the resolution text read into the record — will be the largest ICE detention facility in U.S. history. The court’s action is a formal local request for transparency and access; it does not change…
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