Officials decided to keep El Paso’s Camp East Montana open because the government can’t afford to lose the bedspace.

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The Trump administration is reportedly planning to close the Camp East Montana facility, a controversial ICE jail in Texas that has faced criticism for its harsh living conditions.

ICE plans to continue operating the Fort Bliss detention camp under a new contractor, following a DHS review of Camp East Montana's compliance with federal immigrant detention standards.

The United States is reportedly planning to close its largest migrant detention center, Camp East Montana, following the deaths of three individuals, one by suicide, one from kidney failure, and one due to homicide.

Camp East Montana in Texas has been under growing scrutiny over its living conditions and has been grappling with a measles outbreak.

ICE announced that the El Paso detention facility, Camp East Montana, will continue operations under a new contractor, receiving an operational upgrade and expanding medical care, despite earlier reports of its closure.

Camp East Montana was opened by the Trump administration in Texas last summer but has faced accusations of poor conditions and a number of deaths

The infections at the center in El Paso come amid growing worries by some lawmakers about the conditions at immigration detention centers across the country.