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Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility

Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."

The Texas Tribune

After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital

ICE bypassed the county medical examiner in favor of a military facility for the autopsy of a Nicaraguan man and won’t release a ruling to the public.

The Texas Tribune

ICE Accused of Sexually Torturing Migrants at Former WWII Camp Fort Bliss, Among 80+ Reported Violations

Reports allege that ICE has committed over 80 human rights violations at Fort Bliss, Texas, including physical and sexual abuse, denial of basic needs, and restricted legal access, prompting calls from activists to close the facility.

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ICE Detainee Dies in El Paso Detention Facilities, What are the Living Conditions There?

Following the death of a third detainee in El Paso, scrutiny turns to a new tent facility at Fort Bliss. Critics fear extreme heat and secrecy will lead to further tragedy.

International Business Times UK

Woman deported before she could see dying husband in ICE custody: ‘I never saw him again’

Francisco Gaspar-Andrés died in El Paso hospital after being detained at Fort Bliss – his wife was deported to Guatemala without a chance to see him

The Guardian - US

Complaint Alleges Beatings, 'Mental Torture' and Genital Assaults at Largest ICE Facility in the Country

Detainees interviewed by the ACLU and several human rights organizations. said officers pressured them to cross into Mexico or accept removal to countries where they have no ties

Latin Times

Cuban Detainees Report Beatings and Abuse After Refusing Deportation to Mexico, Human Rights Watchdog Says

Interviews with 45 Fort Bliss detainees claim the government illegally pressured many to leave the U.S., bypassing required notice and ICE hearings for "third country" deportations.

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Migrants held at Fort Bliss suffering physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claim

The ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a “human and civil rights catastrophe.”

The Texas Tribune

Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse

Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held

The Guardian - US

ICE threatened to dump migrants in Mexico after ‘mental torture’ and ‘crushed genitals’ at Fort Bliss, complaint alleges

Detainees describe guards routinely beating and pressuring immigrants to hop border fences

The Independent UK

Migrants were locked up in temporary detention facility at Fort Bliss despite 60 violations of federal standards, inspectors find

The Fort Bliss detention center is one of at least 10 short-term migrant prisons the Trump administration plans to erect as part of its deportation campaign

The Independent UK

A company was awarded a $1.2B contract for a detention center to house migrants. The group behind it remain a mystery

The sprawling 5,000-bed detention facility in Texas is estimated to be completed in September 2027

The Independent UK

Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert

President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a $1.2 billion contract to build and operate what's expected to become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex to a tiny Virginia firm with no experience running correction facilities

The Independent UK

‘Shameful’: Democrats join call for closure of Texas immigration jail

Camp at Fort Bliss base on US-Mexico border described as ‘dangerous misuse of military land and resources’

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Fort Bliss Detention Center Draws Outrage for Echoes of Japanese American Incarceration: 'Inconceivable'

Advocates, including the Japanese American National Museum, noted that the facility was used during World War II to hold Japanese, German, and Italian nationals considered "enemy aliens"

The Independent UK

Largest ICE detention facility at Fort Bliss opens after months of delays, contract squabbles, and a workplace death

New detention facility, dubbed the ‘Lonestar Lockup’ by one Texas senator, expected to hold roughly 5,000 immigrants

Latin Times

Largest ICE Detention Facility in the U.S. to Open Despite Contract Disputes, Safety Probes and an Unresolved On-Site Death

The opening of a detention center in Texas is marred in controversy and comes after months of setbacks, including two investigations into possible improper bidding, two canceled contracts and, most recently, a death on the construction site

The Guardian - US

Fort Bliss army base on US southern border to take 1,000 Ice detainees

Fort Bliss could be largest US immigration detention facility as White House moves to use military bases for crackdown

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The Texas Tribune

Feds plan to build nation’s biggest migrant detention center at Fort Bliss

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to build and run a 5,000-bed tent camp at the Army base in El Paso.

The Independent UK

Trump administration wants $1.2 billion tent city at Texas Army base, country’s largest immigration detention center

The 5,000-bed facility at Fort Bliss will be the largest immigration detention facility in country

The Guardian - US

Texas army base poised to become mass deportation hub under Trump plan

Reports of Fort Bliss being used for detention as well as expulsion purposes spark outrage from critics

The Independent UK

After split with NYC July 4 hot dog competition, Joey Chestnut heads to army base event in Texas

Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America’s Independence Day

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled to North Korea. Now he’s back in US custody

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

The Independent UK

Vehicle crash at Fort Bliss in Texas kills 1 soldier and injures 5 others

The military says a solider has been killed and five others have been hurt in the crash of a tactical vehicle at Fort Bliss in Texas

The Independent UK

Soldier Travis King faced disciplinary action in the US so he fled. Now he faces an unknown fate in North Korea

Leaving prison in South Korea, King was set to be returned to Fort Bliss, Texas – but he had other plans. Gustaf Kilander and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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