Fort Bliss, Immigrant Detention
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$1.2B ICE detention complex opens at Fort Bliss in East El Paso under Trump’s mass deportation strategy
The $1.24 billion, soft-sided ICE facility began accepting detainees Aug. 1, and now holds about 1,000 people, says U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, who toured the facility Monday.
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar made the first visit to the new ICE detention facility on Fort Bliss. She raised concerns over the cost and impact on El Paso.
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Trump admin slams ACLU for comparing ICE center to Japanese internment camp: 'Deranged and lazy'
DHS official calls ACLU comparison of Fort Bliss immigrant detention facility to WWII internment camps 'deranged and lazy' as center opens Monday
Ultimately, Immigration and Customs Enforcement looks to hold 5,000 people at the detention facility. That would make it the largest of its kind in the United States. ICE is responsible for the management and operation of the Fort Bliss detention facility.
A new migrant detention facility on a military base near the U.S.-Mexico border is scheduled to begin operations on Sunday.
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