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Fort Bliss, El Paso Chamber and District 16

El Paso Chamber wants Fort Bliss, airport to stay in local congressional district
The El Paso Chamber is urging state lawmakers to keep three “critical community assets” — Fort Bliss, the new Veterans Health Care Center and the El Paso International Airport — within the current Texas 16th Congressional District.
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 district.
Fort Bliss will be 'largest federal detention center in history' for migrants
Fort Bliss will have an "initial operating capacity" of a thousand detainees within weeks, Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson said.
Pentagon announces massive migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss in Texas with 5,000 beds
Pentagon announces construction of 5,000-bed migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss began in July, with initial 1,000-bed capacity by late August.
First images of ICE migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas
The El Paso Times has obtained the first aerial images of the Trump administration's new immigrant detention facility at Fort Bliss.
Migrant detention center set to open at Fort Bliss
Immigration agents will operate the new facility on the Army base. It is set to open Aug. 17, with an initial capacity for 1,000 people.
Largest Migrant Detention Center Planned on Texas Military Base
The Pentagon has confirmed plans to build the largest federal migrant detention center in U.S. history at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
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 expand crackdown nationally.
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Texas representative on immigration and military involvement in law enforcement
Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation on Sunday about immigration in the United States and Fort Bliss trying to turn into a place "with soft-sided tents" to hold ...
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Migrants to be housed at new Fort Bliss detention center
The Defense Department has begun construction on what officials claim will be the largest detention center for detained ...
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Fort Bliss Garrison welcomes new commander during Change of Command ceremony
Fort Bliss, the largest Mobilization Force Generation Installation in the Army, and its Garrison command celebrated one ...
'Mission accomplished:' Fort Bliss soldier accused of spying for Russia
An Army soldier at Fort Bliss in El Paso was charged with attempting to provide Russia with information on military combat ...
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Fort Bliss soldier charged with espionage for attempted secrets leak
A 22-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, was arrested Wednesday on espionage charges. Spc. Taylor Adam Lee was ...
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Fort Bliss soldier arrested, charged with trying to send details of tanks, combat operations to Russia
Spc. Taylor Adam Lee, a soldier at Fort Bliss, was arrested after attempting to provide Russia with military combat ...