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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.

Inside FBI sting: Court docs reveal how Fort Bliss soldier offered US tank data to Russia

A Fort Bliss soldier was allegedly willing to give classified U.S. military information to Russian government officials in ...

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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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 ...

El Paso's Fort Bliss to become largest immigration detention facility in US

The new ICE detention facility on Fort Bliss started receiving immigrants on Aug. 1, as the Trump administration looks to ...

New Texas redistricting map keeps Fort Bliss areas, El Paso airport in Escobar's district

Key areas of Fort Bliss and El Paso International Airport would stay in El Paso Democrat Veronica Escobar’s district under a congressional redistricting plan su ...