Attorneys seek court order over alleged dangers at Texas ICE detention site

The short version

• The Guardian reports attorneys and experts filed a motion in federal court in El Paso asking for court-ordered changes at Camp East Montana.[The Guardian]
• Expert testimony in the filing says conditions at the facility put detainees at risk of serious injury and death.[The Guardian]
• DHS has previously called claims of inhumane conditions categorically false, and the allegations remain unproven.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• Attorneys filed a motion for preliminary injunction in federal court in El Paso, Texas, asking a judge to find conditions at Camp East Montana unlawful.[The Guardian]
• The class-action lawsuit was brought by the ACLU Foundation, the ACLU Foundation of Texas, the Texas Civil Rights Project, and Farella Braun + Martel LLP on behalf of detainees.[The Guardian]
• The motion asks the court to order improvements at the facility enforced by an independent monitor.[The Guardian]
• Correctional expert Dean Williams testified that conditions at Camp East Montana shock the conscience and put people at risk of serious injury and death at the hands of guards.[The Guardian]
• Healthcare expert Jeffrey Keller stated in the filing that poor healthcare and unsafe conditions at the facility have resulted in preventable death.[The Guardian]
• The Department of Homeland Security has previously said claims of inhumane conditions at Camp East Montana are categorically false.[The Guardian]

Sources

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• ‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit saysThe Guardian - US