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... The 84-page report issued jointly Wednesday by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union also says men and women held at Camp East Montana, located at the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss in El Paso, recounted being denied necessary medical care, forced to live in filthy conditions and fed inedible meals. Detainees also said they were prevented from contacting their lawyers or family members.

Of the 71 detainees contacted over a five month period, 64 -- about 90% of those interviewed -- said they had either personally been assaulted by the staff or had seen others physically abused, according to the report.

"ICE's Camp East Montana is a human rights disaster," said Anglica Csar, a fellow at Human Rights Watch and the ACLU who was a lead researcher for the report. "The U.S. government should shut it down, conduct independent investigations into all abuses and deaths in custody, and put an end to mass deportations and mandatory immigration detention." ...