Fort Bliss army base on US southern border to take 1,000 Ice detainees
by Anna Betts from US news | The Guardian on (#6Z5YH)
Fort Bliss could be largest US immigration detention facility as White House moves to use military bases for crackdown
Fort Bliss is preparing to accept 1,000 immigrant detainees as the Trump administration moves to use military bases for its unprecedented mass deportation operation and immigration crackdown.
The facility, named Camp East Montana, is set to begin operations on 17 August at the US army post near El Paso, Texas. Ice (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) said in a statement that the facility will initially house up to 1,000 detainees, with plans to expand to a capacity of 5,000 beds.
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