DHS and ICE Oversight

ICE says Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss will remain open under a new contractor after Secretary Kristi Noem terminated a prior $1.2 billion deal, saying the change is meant to raise detention standards and will add on‑site medical care, more staffing and a formal quality‑assurance plan, though ICE declined to name the contractor or give a timeline. Axios reports the previous contract expired at the end of February and that Noem’s policy requiring her personal sign‑off on contracts over $100,000 has created a backlog that left the operator unpaid and has left multiple ICE facilities operating on expired contracts with delayed payments.