US EditionUS Government Is Building a 5,000-Person Immigrant Detention Camp in West Texas
EL PASO, TEXAS, JUL 22 – The $1.26 billion contract funds a 5,000-bed tent facility to expand detention amid a goal of deporting one million illegal immigrants annually, with completion expected by September 2027.
- Awarding a $1.26 billion contract, Trump administration officials awarded a 5,000-bed detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, which will be the country's largest detention center.
- With over 56,000 detainees held, the White House’s One Big, Beautiful Bill allocated $45 billion for ICE detention funding, with capacity planned to reach 100,000 beds.
- Amid worsening conditions, the person filming the videos shows detainees on cement floors with only emergency blankets, and reports reveal worms in the food, oppressive heat, and flooding.
- Amid legal challenges, Emma Winger warned `It’s very hard to imagine how soft-sided facilities could satisfy even the low detention standards`, and a lawsuit followed two weeks after opening.
- By the end of September 2027, ICE is prioritizing nine projects in Indiana, New Jersey and Colorado to expand capacity by over 9,000 beds.
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