Human Rights Watch report details abuse at immigration detention center

NPR | By Kat Lonsdorf

Published July 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM EDT

People held in the immigration detention camp at the Fort Bliss military base in Texas have experienced beatings and life-threatening medical neglect, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

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