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What Happened Today – June 9, 2026

Aerial view of Camp East Montana immigration detention tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, from GAO report

Camp East Montana, the nation's largest immigration detention camp, sprawled across Fort Bliss in El Paso as GAO investigators documented a homicide, destroyed evidence, and wasted millions (Government Accountability Office image).

Juan Carlos Rodriguez Romero was driving to a DoorDash shift when an ICE agent shot at him, and the government charged him with assaulting its agents. That was four days before Christmas. DHS claimed he rammed federal vehicles, and prosecutors stacked felony charges carrying 20 years. The case survived more than five months, until five … Read more

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