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June 9, 2026
GAO Report Highlights Mismanagement and Safety Risks at Camp East Montana
- The GAO report indicates millions wasted on operations at Camp East Montana, which has not operated at full capacity since opening in August 2025.
- Health and security deficiencies were identified, including missing security features and inadequate medical care for detainees, leading to serious risks.
- Evidence related to a homicide investigation of a detainee's death was found to be missing or destroyed, raising serious concerns.
- ICE has replaced the previous contractor with Amentum Services to improve oversight and medical care, but calls for the facility's closure continue.
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- ICE guard lost a loaded gun inside country’s biggest detention center, government investigators sayJun 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM · Independent
- Watchdog finds waste and unsanitary conditions at ICE facility inside Fort BlissJun 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM · CBS News
- Largest ICE Detention Hub Wasted Millions in Rush to Open, Report SaysJun 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM · NYT
- Problems at ICE facility include guard who lost loaded weapon, failure to test for tuberculosis, report saysJun 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM · NBC
- Report: ICE wasted millions, endangered detainees in largest immigration facilityJun 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM · NPR
- Nation's largest ICE detention facility 'wasted' millions, federal report saysJun 10, 2026 at 11:45 PM · ABC News