EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirms it will not close the controversial Camp East Montana, the largest migrant facility in the country, located in El Paso, inside Fort Bliss, but will instead change contractors, promising conditions in the facility will improve.
On Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for ICE confirmed to KFOX14/CBS4 that ICE had contracted a new company, but did not name it.
ICE also stated that this follows its decision to end the old contract with a Virginia company called Acquisition Logistics LLC, which was reportedly inherited from the Department of War.
Furthermore, ICE explained that through the new contractor, Camp East Montana will bring in more staff, provide more medical care and improve quality.
However, it did not reveal a timeline for the new changes.
Below is ICE’s full statement:ICE has contracted with a new provider following [Department of Homeland Security] Secretary [Kristi] Noem’s termination of the old contract inherited from the Department of War. ICE is always looking at ways to improve our detention facilities to ensure we are providing the best care to illegal aliens in our custody.This new contractor will allow Camp East Montana to continue abiding by the highest detention standards, with the ability to provide MORE medical care on-site. This contract also allows more on-site staff and a PRECISE quality assurance surveillance plan. ICE will have even more oversight of the contractors at this facility. Far from closing, Camp East Montana is upgrading.
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This comes after reports indicated the facility could face closure amid scrutiny over its contract.
According to The Washington Post, ICE is planning to close the $1.24 billion immigration detention center in El Paso.
The Washington Post attributed the information to an internal ICE document that they said shows that the agency is working on a letter to end the detention center’s contract with Acquisition Logistics LLC.
However, the document does not list a reason or a timeline for the closure.
In a previous emailed statement to KFOX14/CBS4, Lauren Bis, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said that DHS is evaluating Camp East Montana to make sure that it is meeting standards, and that “no decisions have been made related to contract extension, termination, or award.”
“ICE is always looking at ways to improve our detention facilities to ensure we are providing the best care to illegal aliens in our custody. The contract for Camp East Montana was inherited from the Department of War. DHS undergoes rigorous audits and inspections of our facilities to ensure they are meeting our high standards. DHS is reviewing this facility and contract. No decisions have been made related to contract extension, termination, or award,” Bis said.
Who was the previous contractor?
In July 2025, it was announced that the Army contract was awarded to Acquisition Logistics LLC, an unknown company that has no public record of ever managing an immigration facility.
At the time, the company’s website offered nothing but a login page.
Meanwhile, government contract records online only describe the company as a veteran-owned, SBA-certified small disadvantaged business.
The Virginia home listed as the headquarters of Acquisition Logistics LLC, the company awarded the $1.24 billion contract for the largest migrant detention center in the U.S., located at Fort Bliss. (Credit: WWBT)
The Virginia Corporation Commission doesn’t reveal much about the business’s history either, only that it was formed in 2008 and that it operates out of a quiet house in the Richmond suburbs.
KFOX14/CBS4 tried getting a hold of Ken Wagner, the president of Acquisition Logistics, but was not able to make contact with anyone at the company.
KFOX14/CBS4 also questioned Noem about the company during her visit to see the border wall in Santa Teresa.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on August 19, 2025. Credit: KFOX14/CBS4
But Noem did not provide clear answers:
Well, most of that construction and those contracts go through the Department of Homeland Security, except for the ones that are on military installations. And so that is a DOD project that we’re working on in partnership with, which President Trump has committed to having a whole-of-government approach.
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