El Paso County Attorney Sues ICE Over Immigration Detention Center

It's April 7, I'm Cory with the story, and this is El Paso News today, your AI-powered

local news.

El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez hit ICE with a lawsuit this week, claiming

their stone-walling info on a massive new immigration detention, Center in West Texas.

Her office says ICE blew past the deadline on a formal records request about the site's

location and plans.

The trouble started when commissioners told her team to dig into potential spots in El Paso

They fired off a freedom of information act request to ICE on February 17, but got

nothing back in 20 business days.

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security snapped up land in Sacorro back in January

for $122 million.

Local folks are fired up against this facility, which reports say could pack in 8,500 people.

State Red Vincent Perez warned it might suck down 1.6 million gallons of water daily.

While Paso already hosts the nation's biggest detention center at Camp East Montana, hit

with violations for things like excessive force and bad medical care, ICE sent an automated

reply, blaming a federal funding break, but still no documents or reasons why.

Sanchez is charging them with 4 counts of breaking the Freedom of Information Act and pushing

for a quick release of the records.

With opposition growing and this suit just kicking off, it'll be key to watch if federal

agencies open up or dig in deeper along the border.