US EditionFort Bliss ICE Site Opens With 1,000 Beds, Set to Expand to 5,000
The $1.2 billion Fort Bliss facility can initially hold 1,000 migrants and plans to expand to 5,000 by 2027 to support increased deportations, officials said.
- At Fort Bliss in El Paso, the new detention facility Lone Star Lockup opened Sunday through a $1.2 billion Department of Defense contract, initially housing 1,000 with plans to expand to 5,000.
- To expand deportations, the administration secured $45 billion in last month's Republican policy package and launched a recruiting drive to hire 10,000 additional ICE officers.
- Immigrant advocates warned base detention could hinder oversight, noting Fort Bliss's past use for internment and the American Civil Liberties Union said its tent layout exposes detainees to extreme heat and harsh conditions.
- Rep. Veronica Escobar said during her oversight tour that the $1 billion contract awarded to Acquisition Logistics Company would enrich private contractors, while El Paso County Commissioner Jackie Butler introduced a resolution opposing the facility that passed unanimously.
- The administration plans to expand detentions to other bases, with locations in New Jersey and Indiana, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, `We are calling this the Deportation Depot`; officials aim to double detention capacity.
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WWII Japanese Internment Camp To Be ICE Facility - Joe.My.God.
NBC News reports: Japanese American groups criticized the construction of a new immigrant detention center in Texas at a military base that was used during World War II to imprison people of Japanese descent. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, which opened this past weekend, will be able …
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Sprawling ‘Lone Star Lockup’ Detention Center Opens
The Trump administration has opened the sprawling "Lone Star Lockup," the largest immigration enforcement detention site in the country. It opened with a 1,000-bed capacity, but will be expanding to 5,000 within about 18 months. The Washington Examiner reported that the new detention site within the boundaries of the U.S. Army's Fort Bliss, just outside El Paso, brought praise from Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, and a heap of criticism from …
The Largest Immigrant Detention Center in The U.S. Has Opened. What You Need to Know
A detention center that is poised to become the largest of its kind in the country opened on a military base in El Paso, Texas, over the weekend, amid concerns over safety, costs, and a lack of transparency. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began detaining people on Sunday at the Fort Bliss facility, dubbed “Lone Star Lockup” by its supporters, in what it said was an effort to “decompress ICE detention facilities in other regions.” …
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