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Filed by the ACLU of Texas, the ACLU, the Texas Civil Rights Project and law firm Farella Braun + Martel, the federal lawsuit comes less than a year after the opening of the sprawling tent camp.
In that time, the facility has seen at least three detainee deaths, including a homicide, a nearly monthlong measles outbreak and nearly 50 detention standards violations as reported by ICE's own inspectors, prompting calls for the camp's closure from immigrant advocates and Democratic lawmakers.
