El Paso Service Processing Center
El Paso, Texas · 8 well-documented stories
What stands out here
Conditions that appear in a larger share of this facility's stories than of facility stories in general. Stories run from Apr 2025 to Sep 2026.
Nothing stands out against facilities in general; the most documented conditions here:
- Abuse or threats by staff13% vs 6%
Beatings, threats, humiliation, slurs, or theft by guards or staff.
- Died in custody or soon after13% vs 4%
The person died while detained, during transport, or within days of release or deportation.
share of stories hereacross all facilities
Everything the stories describe here
- Abuse or threats by staff · 1 story
Beatings, threats, humiliation, slurs, or theft by guards or staff.
- Died in custody or soon after · 1 story
The person died while detained, during transport, or within days of release or deportation.
In their words
No verbatim testimony extracted yet.
Stories
Antonio F.A.: Cuban grandfather alleges guard left him partially deaf during year-long ICE detentionA 63-year-old Cuban man who came to the U.S. in 1994 has been detained over a year, missing his first granddaughter's birth, after Cuba and Mexico both refused to take him.West Palm Beach, FL · Sep 27, 2026 · El Paso Matters, Cuba Headlines, Border Blogs
Deisy R.O.: Army sergeant's wife with torture protection detained by ICE at immigration appointmentDeisy Fidelina Rivera Ortega, wife of an active-duty Army sergeant, was detained at a Texas USCIS appointment despite having work authorization. She was freed after a month following a senator's intervention.El Paso, TX · May 16, 2026 · KTSM, Good Morning America, CNN +31
Bertha G.F.: Wife of former Chihuahua governor held in El Paso ICE detentionBertha Olga Gómez Fong, wife of former Chihuahua Governor César Duarte, was arrested in El Paso on March 25, 2026, and is held at a processing center amid unclear circumstances.El Paso, TX · Mar 25, 2026 · KVIA, Teleradio America, El Diario NY +1
Liborio P.O.: Husband detained by ICE while driving wife to hospital, sent to TexasLiborio Parral Ortiz was detained while driving his wife to the ER for back pain and sent to El Paso within 20 hours, separating him from her as she remained hospitalized.Mounds View, MN · Jan 16, 2026 · Sahan Journal, MinnPost, CRBC News
Xóchitl S.: DACA activist detained by Border Patrol at El Paso airportCatalina 'Xóchitl' Santiago, 28, a DACA recipient and organizer in the U.S. since age 8, was detained at El Paso's airport while traveling with her wife. A judge ruled her arrest unconstitutional and ordered her freed.El Paso, TX · Oct 1, 2025 · NBC News, Newsweek, KAWC +10- Maria: Mother of four U.S.-born children held through holidays in El PasoMaria, 39, who fled violence in Ciudad Juárez, was handcuffed outside court after a deportation order and held through the holidays before her January 20 release with an ankle monitor.El Paso, TX · Sep 9, 2025 · El Paso Matters, EXA
Daniela S.L.: U.S. Army soldier's wife detained by ICE over malfunctioning ankle monitorA 24-year-old Colombian asylum seeker married to an active-duty Army soldier was detained after her ankle monitor malfunctioned, then held in Georgia and Texas before being released on $10,000 bond.El Paso, TX · May 12, 2025 · Galeo Impact Fund, Univision, WSB-TV
Nhon N.: Vietnamese man with end-stage dementia dies after 52 days in ICE custodyNhon Ngoc Nguyen, 55, a Vietnamese man with end-stage dementia and a Do Not Resuscitate order, died April 16, 2025, after 52 days in ICE custody at an El Paso detention center.El Paso, TX · Apr 16, 2025 · Physicians for Human Rights, El País, Nation of Change +1
Where people stood at the latest report
Each square is one percent of these stories. Read it with care: people who are still detained or already deported have far less access to reporters and lawyers than people who were released, so this mix reflects who gets covered more than how cases end.
- Died 13%
- Still detained 38%
- Released 50%