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Camp East Montana

ICE Detention Center (privately operated, government-owned) (CDF contract)mixedUnder capacity (59%)LowLow
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Aging · 4mo ago
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ICE internment camp in Texas Camp East Montana Camp East Montana is the largest [immigrant detention site in the United States,[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-3) located at Fort Bliss in Texas, it opened in August 2025. The camp is a tent encampment, whose operation was contracted to Acquisition Logistics LLC, with a contract value of around $1.2 billion.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-4)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-5) Following questions about whether Acquisition Logistics was meeting its standards, Amentum Services took over the facility on March 13, 2026.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-6) The facility has a planned capacity of up to 5,000 detainees.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-7) The ACLU has described it as the largest internment facility in the United States.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_East_Montana#cite_note-8)

Background

Camp East Montana is an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, located at Fort Bliss in the U.S. state of Texas, that opened in August 2025. The camp is a tent encampment, reported to be run by a company called Acquisition Logistics LLC, with a contract value of around $1.2 billion. The facility has a planned capacity of up to 5,000 detainees. The ACLU has described it as the largest internment facility in the United States.

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Capacity

5,000

Current population

2,952

Occupancy

59%

Year opened

2025

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

2025

Region

TX

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

6920 Digital Road, El Paso 79936
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 59% · peers avg: 93% (36%)
Capacity (beds)this: 5000 · peers avg: 546 (+815%)

Data completeness

62%

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Camp East Montana. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-east-montana
Chicago
"Camp East Montana." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-east-montana.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-camp-east-montana,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Camp East Montana},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-east-montana},
  urldate = {2026-10-22}
}