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ICE Extends Amentum Contract $1.2B Amid Abuse Reports

7/28/2026

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ICE will extend Amentum Services Inc.’s contract for Camp East Montana in Texas until Sept. 30, 2027.
The extension adds $776 million to the original $452 million award, raising total payments above $1.2 billion.
ICE said a new contractor must replace Amentum’s infrastructure and moving detainees is impracticable.
Human Rights Watch and the ACLU reported beatings, denied medical care, inedible meals, at least three deaths and a daily population of 2,000 detainees since Oct. 1, 2025.

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ICE will extend Amentum Services Inc.’s contract for Camp East Montana in Texas until Sept. 30, 2027.
The extension adds $776 million to the original $452 million award, raising total payments above $1.2 billion.
ICE said a new contractor must replace Amentum’s infrastructure and moving detainees is impracticable.
Human Rights Watch and the ACLU reported beatings, denied medical care, inedible meals, at least three deaths and a daily population of 2,000 detainees since Oct. 1, 2025.