Camp East Montana
El Paso, TX · El Paso County · Private detention center under ICE contract · men and women
On ICE's published facility list Operator: not yet confirmed
If someone you know is held here
| Find them | Use ICE's Online Detainee Locator. You need their A-number (9 digits) or their exact name, plus their country of birth. Results can be several hours old. We don't search for anyone. More on finding someone |
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| Call the facility | (915) 280-2270 People held here can't receive incoming calls. Have their full name, any other names, date of birth and country of birth ready. |
| Visit | Please call (915) 280-2270 to schedule visits with a detainee.
Visitation hours are by appointment only
Weekends and holidays
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
2 p.m. – 6 p.m. MT ICE's full visiting rulesPlease call (915) 280-2270 to schedule visits with a detainee. Visitation hours are by appointment only Weekends and holidays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. MT Rules change. Call before you go, and bring a government photo ID. |
| Messages, mail, money | ICE's rules for mail, packages and moneyMail should be addressed in the following manner: Detainee Name 6920 Digital Road El Paso, TX 79936 Letters sent to detainees must include the last four digits of the detainee’s A-number, plus the sender’s name and address. To enhance the safety of the facility, all incoming mail is subject to screening for contraband. The mail is not read upon opening, only inspected by the delivering officer. Detainees may send mail from the facility. Detainees may seal their outgoing letters and place them in the provided receptacle. All incoming mail will be delivered to the detainee, and outgoing mail will be routed to the proper postal office within 24 hours of receipt by facility staff. A mail pick-up and delivery schedule is posted in all housing units. Detainees are allowed to purchase stamps for use. Generally, there is no limit to the amount of correspondence detainees may send at their own expense. Indigent detainees (those who have no means of financial support and no funds in their facility account) will be provided postage allowance at government expense. When detainees depart the facility or are transferred to another facility, only their legal mail will be forwarded to them. General correspondence will be endorsed "Return to Sender" and returned to the post office. A detainee may receive items that are determined to be of necessity for the sole purpose of travel or release from agency custody with approval of the ICE Deportation Officer. Before sending packages to detainees please call the El Paso Field Office at (915) 856-2317. Note that detainees being removed from the United States are allowed one small piece of luggage. If a detainee does not have such baggage, such luggage can be sent/delivered after receiving approval from Supervisory Deportation Officer. Please be advised that for security reasons, no electronic devices (cell phones, electric razors, laptop computers, radios, etc.) will be accepted. SAAPI/PREA SAAPI/PREA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a zero-tolerance policy for all forms of sexual abuse or assault. ICE maintains a Sexual Abuse and Assault Prevention and Intervention (SAAPI) Program that ensures effective procedures for preventing, reporting, responding to, investigating, and tracking incidents or allegations of sexual abuse or assault against individuals in ICE detention. ICE is committed to safety and security in all its detention and holding facilities. ICE provides detainees and their attorneys, family, friends, and associates multiple ways to report sexual abuse, retaliation for reporting sexual abuse, or staff neglect or violations of responsibilities that may have contributed to such incidents. Third parties not connected to a detainee can also report these allegations. Reports are confidential and may be made anonymously, both verbally and in writing. The following link provides information regarding how to report detainee sexual abuse, SAAPI related ICE regulation and policies, DHS PREA facilit |
| Free legal help | The government's list of free legal service providers is organized by immigration court: EOIR pro bono list. Search nonprofit legal services near you: National Immigration Legal Services Directory. From inside, people held can call the Freedom for Immigrants hotline for free by dialing 9233#. |
| Court case | Check a case by A-number with EOIR's Automated Case Information or by phone at 1-800-898-7180. |
Source: ICE's page for this facility (ICE updated 08/10/2026). Last checked Nov 6, 2026.
The record
People held per day, by month
How long people stay
What happened when they left
Where people came from
- Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building · 3,445
- Stewart Detention Center · 2,589
- AZ Removal Operation Coordination Center (AROCC) · 1,839
- Alexandria Staging Facility · 1,691
- Northwest ICE Processing Center (NWIPC) · 1,564
Transfers into this facility, FY2026. Pairs with fewer than 10 moves are not shown.
Where people went next
- Alexandria Staging Facility · 2,435
- AZ Removal Operation Coordination Center (AROCC) · 1,563
- Port Isabel Service Processing Center · 1,442
- El Paso Service Processing Center · 1,250
- Florence Staging Facility · 863
Transfers out of this facility, FY2026.
Deaths in ICE custody
| Date | Name, as published by ICE | Age | Country | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | Francisco Gaspar-Andres | 48 | Guatemala | ICE death report |
| Jan 3, 2026 | Geraldo Lunas Campos | 55 | Cuba | ICE death report |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Victor Manuel Diaz | 36 | Nicaragua | ICE death report |
ICE must publish a report within 90 days of each death. Causes are ICE's own statements; see all deaths.
Inspections
| Inspection | Ended | Standard | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| ODO | Feb 12, 2026 | NDS 2025 | Pass |
Inspections are mostly done by ICE's own Office of Detention Oversight. The DHS detention ombudsman and civil rights offices, which also inspected facilities, were cut in March 2025.
Immigration court
We haven't confirmed which immigration court hears cases from this facility yet.
Draft link from EOIR hearing-location records matched by ZIP code; not yet hand-checked.
About these numbers
"Held per day" is the average number of people in custody here each day, computed from ICE's own individual records (names removed) that the Deportation Data Project obtained through FOIA litigation. They run through Aug 5, 2026. A stay counts the time at this facility only; people are often transferred. Shares and averages based on fewer than 10 people are not shown. How we count