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Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center

Japanese American groups criticized the construction of a new immigrant detention center in Texas at a military base that was ...
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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.
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Fort Bliss to host largest ICE detention center, deportation hub in US

On Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported the contract was worth an estimated $1.26 billion with the Army providing the initial $232 million. More on past protests Dozens join national 'Good Trouble' ...
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Fort Bliss soldier in Russian spy case had criminal past yet maintained top-secret Army clearance

A Fort Bliss soldier was already under criminal investigation when he called a Russian Embassy to share the weaknesses of the ...

Fort Bliss soldier accused of espionage sought escape to Russia as life was in ruins

The Fort Bliss soldier accused of trying to sell military secrets to Russia, reportedly told undercover FBI agent posing as ...

El Paso Chamber urging Texas Legislature to keep Fort Bliss, airport in District 16

The El Paso Chamber sent a letter to lawmakers urging them not to move key El Paso assets out of U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar's ...
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First images of ICE migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso ...

Former U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll announced that construction of the detention facility was imminent in March, following his visit to Fort Bliss and the El Paso area.