ICE is set to begin using Fort Bliss, a Texas military base, to detain individuals who immigrated to the U.S. illegally on August 17. The facility, which is still being developed, will initially receive 1,000 detainees. Over the next two years, the total capacity is planned to increase to 5,000. Upon completion, this will be the largest federal detention center in history for the deportation of illegal aliens. The facility is being constructed under a Department of Defense contract worth up to $1.2 billion. ICE personnel will be responsible for the management and operational authority pertaining to Camp East Montana. Detainees will be granted access to legal representation, a law library, and recreational space. The new site comes amid legal battles against the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, as the president seeks to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. A federal judge temporarily halted the construction of Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility in the Florida Everglades, citing noncompliance with federal environmental law.
ICE has opened a detention tent facility at a Texas military base. Huong membership 017
