El Paso, Texas — The long white tents, visible to anyone driving across East El Paso, Texas, are designed to be part of the biggest immigration holding facility in U.S. history, with a capacity for as many as 5,000 immigrants.
“That’s what it is, a giant tent city,” Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, who has been inside twice, told CBS News. “…There are hard floors. There are walls that go up, probably about three-quarters of the way to the ceiling.”
Escobar said she saw about 1,500 people inside during her last visit two weeks ago.
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The government awarded Acquisition Logistics a $1.24 billion contract to build and operate the detention center, dubbed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as Camp East Montana, which opened last month.
A house in suburban Richmond, Virginia, is listed as the headquarters of Acquisition Logistics and has no public record of running a detention facility before this one.
Acquisition Logistics did not reply to messages from CBS News.
The government has built the facility on the edge of Fort Bliss, an Army post. But the immigration facility is nowhere near anything that resembles an active military base. It’s in the middle of sand dunes and scrub brush.
Fort Bliss and El Paso have a long history with immigration. Unaccompanied children stayed there under former President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama.
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“I just would like to be a little more vigilant about what is going on in there,” El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego told CBS News. “I want to see it. I want to make sure.”
CBS News requested access to the facility, and asked to speak to Department of Homeland Security and ICE officials about conditions for detainees, but access was denied and they declined to comment.
“One of the things I heard repeatedly from the men who I spoke to…was that the food was so bad that it was making them sick,” Escobar said.
Escobar said some of the men inside told her they were moved to EL Paso from Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” after the government emptied that immigration detention facility to comply with a judge’s order. However, last week, a federal appeals court temporarily halted the judge’s order, effectively allowing “Alligator Alcatrez” to stay open.
“They are told nothing,” Escobar said of the detainees. “They are given no information. They don’t know if they’re going to be moved to another facility. They don’t know if they’re going to be deported. It’s like a black box for them.”
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Jason Allen
Jason Allen is a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas/Fort Worth. He was previously a reporter with CBS News Texas.
Jeremiah Devereaux, 27 (Source: Denton County Jail)
DENTON, Texas – A 27-year-old man has been arrested following a series of incidents in women’s restrooms and locker rooms at a local gym and two university campuses, police said.
Indecent exposure arrest
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What we know:
Jeremiah Devereaux was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 31, after officers responded to a criminal trespass call in the 1300 block of S. Loop 288. Witnesses at a local gym reported that a man had entered the women’s locker room, sauna, and bathroom. Devereaux allegedly ran from the scene but was arrested by officers on an outstanding theft warrant.
The arrest led to a joint investigation involving the Denton Police Department and the University of North Texas (UNT) Police Department.
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Authorities linked Devereaux to an indecent exposure incident that happened Friday, Jan. 30, at the UNT campus, where a man reportedly exposed himself to a woman in a restroom. UNT Police subsequently obtained a warrant for his arrest in that case.
Police noted that Devereaux has a history of similar behavior. In January 2025, he was arrested at Texas Woman’s University (TWU) for criminal trespass and resisting arrest after he allegedly attempted to follow a woman into a bathroom stall.
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Devereaux is currently held in the Denton County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
Possible additional victims
Detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward. Anyone with information or who has had a similar interaction with Devereaux is asked to contact Detective David Acrey at 940-349-7993. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Denton County Crime Stoppers.
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The Source: Information in this article is from the Denton Police Department.
After a pleasantly warm spring week, North Texas is headed into a warmer one. Are we back in summer mode?
Sunday is starting partly sunny with day temperatures topping out at 77 degrees and a calm breeze of 5 to 10 mph, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
Overnight temperatures are expected to bottom out at 53 degrees.
The coming week is forecast to be warmer with temperatures ranging in the 70s and 80s during the day. On Thursday, the daytime temperatures are expected to be in the lower 80s.
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There are some sporadic chances of showers throughout the week in the forecast, specifically on Tuesday and Thursday. The rest of the week is looking sunny, for the most part.
The latest Dallas weather forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5):
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy and mild. High: 75. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
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MONDAY: Mostly cloudy and mild. Low: 54. High: 76. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy and mild with a 30% chance of morning showers, maybe some rumbles of thunder. Decreasing clouds in the afternoon. Low: 60. High: 75. Wind: S 10-15 mph.
A&M was very good as well last season, winning its first eight games en route to a 48-11 record and a share of the SEC Tournament title. Ace pitcher Emiley Kennedy is gone as are key bats such as Koko Wooley and Amari Harper. But head coach Trisha Ford is confident in a team picked to finish sixth in the SEC’s preseason poll.
A groundout by Edwards is followed by a lineout from Sauni. DeeDee Baldwin comes in to pinch-hit but strikes out on a 3-2 pitch. The Aggies suffer their first loss of the season.
Two strikeouts and a groundout send us to the last of the seventh.
Preseason All-SEC selection Perez strikes out, Wark flies out and Dement pops out against Canady as the teams are down to their final three outs.
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Peters stays strong with a strikeout, groundout and flyout. The heart of the Aggies order is coming up, down one.
Vrazel reached on a one-out infield single, but was erased on a fielder’s choice. A long flyout from Kowalewski ends the inning. Canady has settled in nicely after the two first-inning runs.
The first error of the game gives Texas Tech a late lead. Davis reached on the miscue then made it to second on a passed ball. A double from Williams gave TTU the advantage as Sidne Peters enters to end the half-inning.
Canady matches Munnerlyn’s perfection as the game heads into the final stretch tied.
Texas Tech goes down 1-2-3 for the first time all game with the new pitcher in the circle.
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A two-out hit by Perez goes for naught as the score stays tied. Kate Munnerlyn takes over at pitcher on the other side of the break.
Vrazel crashes into the wall making a catch on a long Pannell flyout to begin the half-inning to the delight of a soldout Davis Diamond crowd. Lessentine then induced a popup and strikeout to maintain the tie.
Edwards reached on a hit by pitch, but a flyout, strikeout and groundout for Canady ended the frame.
Terry reached to the begin the inning and made it to third base with two out. But Dement and Powell teamed up on a fielder’s choice to tag her at third base after a grounder to the shortstop off the bat of Williams.
After Kennedy Powell singled to start the game, Canady retired two Aggies on groundouts. But a Wark home run to left field tied the game. Dement struck out to end the inning.
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Davis takes the third pitch of the game deep for a home run. Williams then followed up with a homer of her own on a 3-2 pitch. Lessentine retired three of the next four to get out of the inning.
The Aggies are wearing cream-colored jerseys. A&M volleyball coach Jamie Morrison, who led his team to a national title, is on hand to throw out the first pitch.
