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Fort Bliss Detention Center Faces Scrutiny After Detainee's Suicide

1/19/2026

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Victor Manuel Diaz, a detainee in ICE custody at the Fort Bliss detention facility in El Paso, Texas, has intensified scrutiny of the center.
Following his presumed suicide on January 14, Minnesota visitors have been barred from seeing detainees, raising transparency concerns.
The Fort Bliss detention facility is described as the largest federal detention center for civil detainees in the U.S.

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Victor Manuel Diaz, a detainee in ICE custody at the Fort Bliss detention facility in El Paso, Texas, has intensified scrutiny of the center.
Following his presumed suicide on January 14, Minnesota visitors have been barred from seeing detainees, raising transparency concerns.
The Fort Bliss detention facility is described as the largest federal detention center for civil detainees in the U.S.