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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.

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 ...

'The largest federal detention center in history' set to open Sunday as Trump aims to increase deportations

A new migrant detention facility on a military base near the U.S.-Mexico border is scheduled to begin operations on Sunday.

New Texas ICE facility Fort Bliss expected to be the largest in the U.S.

The Trump administration is set to open a new immigration detention facility at Fort Bliss in Texas that is expected to ...

Trump administration hits hurdles as it builds a key immigrant detention facility

A new detention facility at Fort Bliss, Texas, is set to open this week after problems that may preview issues to come as ICE ...
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ICE detention facility at Fort Bliss opens Aug. 17 under Trump-era executive order

ICE spokesperson Leticia Zamarripa stated in a news release. She added that the expansion is needed to support increased enforcement targeting individuals unlawfully present in the United States.