Case: Angye v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

3:26-cv-01515 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: May 29, 2026

Case Ongoing

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Case Summary

On May 29, 2026, four immigration detainees on behalf of themselves and all persons detained at the ERO El Paso Camp East Montana Detention Facility ("Camp East Montana") brought this class action lawsuit in the Western District of Texas. Plaintiffs sued the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), the U.S. Department of War ("DOW"), and their respective senior officials, including ICE Acting Director, DHS Secretary, and Secretary of War. Plaintiffs alleged that Camp East Montana — erected in August 2025 on Fort Bliss military base in El Paso, Texas, with the largest capacity of any immigration detention center in the country — subjected civil immigration detainees, approximately 80% of whom had no criminal background, to conditions more punitive than many state prisons. Alleged conditions included physical and sexual abuse by guards, at least three in-custody deaths, coerced deportations, arbitrary solitary confinement, disease outbreaks, inadequate food and medical care, unsanitary living conditions, hazardous dust exposure, mental health neglect, and severely restricted access to counsel. Plaintiffs further alleged that Defendants were repeatedly placed on notice of these conditions through ICE's own inspections as well as Congressional oversight visits and letters from civil rights organizations, yet failed to remediate the identified deficiencies.

The complaint asserted three causes of action: violation of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause for punitive conditions of confinement, violation of the Fifth Amendment for inadequate medical care, and arbitrary and capricious agency action under the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") for operating the facility in violation of the governing National Detention Standards 2025. Plaintiffs sought class certification, declaratory relief, injunctive relief enjoining Defendants from denying medical care or subjecting class members to unconstitutional punishment, and attorneys' fees and costs.

The same day, Plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, seeking to certify a class of “all persons who are now, or in the future will be, in the legal custody of ICE and detained at Camp East Montana.”

This case is ongoing.

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Summary Authors

Madilynn O'Hara (6/1/2026)

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Attorney for Plaintiff

Kumar, Savannah (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Kumar, Savannah (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1 3:26-cv-01515	Class Action Complaint Angye et al. v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement et al.	May 29, 2026	May 29, 2026 Complaint

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Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
Policy Memorandum; Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification and Deferred Action	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing a policy memorandum to eliminate the 2022 policy automatically considering deferred action (and related employment authorization) for al…	April 10, 2026	April 10, 2026 https://www.uscis.gov/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73417799/angye-v-us-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice/

Last updated June 24, 2026, 3:22 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number ATXWDC-22045018). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Gerald Akari Angye, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, FNU Navdeep, ZOR.(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 05/29/2026)	May 29, 2026	May 29, 2026 Clearinghouse
2	MOTION to Certify Class by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Class Certification, # 2 Memo in Support ACLU NPP Class Cert Declaration, # 3 Memo in Support Class Cert Dec ACLUTX, # 4 Memo in Support FBM Class Cert Declaration, # 5 Memo in Support Class cert dec TCRP, # 6 Exhibit Delcaration of Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, # 7 Supplement Supp. Dec. Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, # 8 Exhibit Declaration of Jayson Mbabid, # 9 Exhibit Declaration of Dat Ly, # 10 Exhibit Declaration of Phetsamone Senevilay, # 11 Exhibit Declaration of Cuong Baccam, # 12 Exhibit Declaration of Somsak Bounvongxay, # 13 Supplement Supp Dec. Gerald Angye, # 14 Exhibit Declaration of Jesus Alfonso Fernandez Gastelum, # 15 Exhibit Declaration of Reinaldo Moreno Rodriguez, # 16 Exhibit Declaration of Carlos Camarillo Gonzalez, # 17 Exhibit Declaration of Lung Van Do, # 18 Exhibit Declaration of UEG, # 19 Supplement Supplemental Declaration of ZOR, # 20 Exhibit Signed Declaration of RES, # 21 Exhibit Declaration of Christina Vilay, # 22 Exhibit Declaration of SNM, # 23 Exhibit Declaration of PKP, # 24 Exhibit Declaration of NYG, # 25 Exhibit Declaration of HOK, # 26 Exhibit Declaration of CCD, # 27 Exhibit Declaration of Gerald Ankari Angye, # 28 Exhibit Declaration of Navdeep, # 29 Supplement Supp. Dec. Navdeep, # 30 Exhibit Declaration of ZOR, # 31 Exhibit Declaration of JLE, # 32 Exhibit Declaration of LLH)(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 05/30/2026) 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order Granting Class Certification View on PACER 2 Memo in Support ACLU NPP Class Cert Declaration View on PACER 3 Memo in Support Class Cert Dec ACLUTX View on PACER 4 Memo in Support FBM Class Cert Declaration View on PACER 5 Memo in Support Class cert dec TCRP View on PACER 6 Exhibit Delcaration of Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores View on PACER 7 Supplement Supp. Dec. Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores View on PACER 8 Exhibit Declaration of Jayson Mbabid View on PACER 9 Exhibit Declaration of Dat Ly View on PACER 10 Exhibit Declaration of Phetsamone Senevilay View on PACER 11 Exhibit Declaration of Cuong Baccam View on PACER 12 Exhibit Declaration of Somsak Bounvongxay View on PACER 13 Supplement Supp Dec. Gerald Angye View on PACER 14 Exhibit Declaration of Jesus Alfonso Fernandez Gastelum View on PACER 15 Exhibit Declaration of Reinaldo Moreno Rodriguez View on PACER 16 Exhibit Declaration of Carlos Camarillo Gonzalez View on PACER 17 Exhibit Declaration of Lung Van Do View on PACER 18 Exhibit Declaration of UEG View on PACER 19 Supplement Supplemental Declaration of ZOR View on PACER 20 Exhibit Signed Declaration of RES View on PACER 21 Exhibit Declaration of Christina Vilay View on PACER 22 Exhibit Declaration of SNM View on PACER 23 Exhibit Declaration of PKP View on PACER 24 Exhibit Declaration of NYG View on PACER 25 Exhibit Declaration of HOK View on PACER 26 Exhibit Declaration of CCD View on PACER 27 Exhibit Declaration of Gerald Ankari Angye View on PACER 28 Exhibit Declaration of Navdeep View on PACER 29 Supplement Supp. Dec. Navdeep View on PACER 30 Exhibit Declaration of ZOR View on PACER 31 Exhibit Declaration of JLE View on PACER 32 Exhibit Declaration of LLH View on PACER	May 30, 2026	May 30, 2026 RECAP
3	MOTION for Leave to File Motion to Proceed under Pseudonym by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Pseudonym & Seal Prop Order)(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 05/30/2026) 1 Proposed Order Pseudonym & Seal Prop Order View on PACER	May 30, 2026	May 30, 2026 RECAP
4	REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 05/30/2026)	May 30, 2026	May 30, 2026
5	JS44 (Civil Cover Sheet) submitted by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 05/31/2026)	May 31, 2026	May 31, 2026
6	Pro Hac Vice Letters for Fabiola Alvelais, Cynthia A. Castillo, Elisa Epstein, Carmen Iguina Gonzalez, Felipe Hernandez, Hilary C. Krase, Rita Lomio, Hyle Virgien, and Charlotte Weiss. (mv) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
7	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Savannah Kumar for Carmen Iguina Gonzalez ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22053590) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
8	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Savannah Kumar for Felipe Hernandez ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22053617) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
9	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Savannah Kumar for Kyle Virgien ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22053631) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
10	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Savannah Kumar for Rita Lomio ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22053656) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
11	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Savannah Kumar for Elisa Epstein ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22053662) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
12	CORRECTED MOTION to Amend/Correct 3 MOTION for Leave to File Motion to Proceed under Pseudonym by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order for Pseudonym & Seal)(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/01/2026)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
	Case assigned to District Judge Leon Schydlower. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (mv)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
	To be Referred to EP Mag Judge	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
	Case Assigned/Reassigned	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
	If ordered by the court, all referrals will be assigned to Magistrate Judge Enriquez (mv)	June 1, 2026	June 1, 2026
13	Opposed MOTION to Expedite Discovery by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Expedited Discovery Proposed Order, # 2 Affidavit Declaration of Sarah Owings, # 3 Affidavit Declaration of Jeffrey Keller, # 4 Affidavit Declaration of Charlotte Weiss, # 5 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit C, # 8 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit D, # 9 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit E, # 10 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit F, # 11 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit G, # 12 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit H, # 13 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit I, # 14 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit J, # 15 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit K, # 16 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit L, # 17 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit M, # 18 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit N, # 19 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit O, # 20 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit P, # 21 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit Q, # 22 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit R, # 23 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit S, # 24 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit T, # 25 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit U, # 26 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit V, # 27 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit W, # 28 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit X, # 29 Exhibit Weiss Exhibit Y)(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/02/2026)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
14	MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE REDACTED EXHIBITS re 13 Opposed MOTION to Expedite Discovery by Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Redaction Proposed Order)(Kumar, Savannah) (Entered: 06/02/2026) 1 Proposed Order Redaction Proposed Order View on PACER	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Order on Motion for Leave to File	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 9 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 10 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 11 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
	Text Order MOOTING 3 Motion for Leave to File entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. An amended motion is filed at Doc. No. 12. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (LS)	June 2, 2026	June 2, 2026
15	Summons Issued as to Marisa Flores, Angel Garite, Pete Hegseth, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of War, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (mv) (Entered: 06/09/2026)	June 9, 2026	June 9, 2026
16	MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by James L. Day on behalf of Hilary C. Krase, Esq. ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-22102888) by on behalf of Gerald Akari Angye, FNU Navdeep, Erik Ivan Rodriguez Flores, ZOR. (Attachments: # 1 Krase Admissions List)(Day, James) (Entered: 06/09/2026)	June 9, 2026	June 9, 2026
	Text Order GRANTING 16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted leave to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Entered by District Judge Leon Schydlower. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eep)	June 10, 2026	June 10, 2026
17	NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Shane Alan Young on behalf of Marisa Flores, Angel Garite, Pete Hegseth, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of War, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party Marisa Flores(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party Angel Garite(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party Pete Hegseth(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party Todd Lyons(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party Markwayne Mullin(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party U.S. Department of Homeland Security(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party United States Department of War(pty:dft), Attorney Shane Alan Young added to party United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)(pty:dft) (Young, Shane)	June 15, 2026	June 15, 2026 RECAP
18	STIPULATION Regarding Defendants' Response Dates to Plaintiffs' Motions by Marisa Flores, Angel Garite, Pete Hegseth, Todd Lyons, Markwayne Mullin. (Attachments: (1) Proposed Order)(Young, Shane) 1 Proposed Order View on RECAP	June 18, 2026	June 18, 2026 RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Texas

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Immigration Enforcement

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 29, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

immigration detainees at the ERO El Paso Camp East Montana Detention Facility

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

ACLU Affiliates (any)

Texas Civil Rights Project

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Pending

Defendants

Federal

Acting Director of ICE's El Paso Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations

Assistant Field Office Director of ICE's El Paso Field Office, Enforcement and Removal Operations

ICE Director

Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Secretary of U.S. Department of War

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of War

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.

Constitutional Clause(s):

Due Process

Other Dockets:

Western District of Texas 3:26-cv-01515

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: None Yet / None

Relief Sought:

Relief Granted:

Source of Relief:

None yet

Issues

General/Misc.:

Access to lawyers or judicial system

Conditions of confinement

Sanitation / living conditions

Immigration/Border:

Constitutional rights

Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:

Assault/abuse by staff (facilities)

Sex w/ staff; sexual harassment by staff

Medical/Mental Health Care:

Medical care, general

Mental health care, general

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of Angye v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/48191/ (last updated 6/1/2026).