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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'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.
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.
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.
El Paso County commissioner demands transparency for new Fort Bliss detention center
An El Paso County Commissioner is raising concerns over the new Fort Bliss migrant detention facility and calling for transparency.
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.
County commissioner pushes resolution opposing Fort Bliss migrant center
El Paso County Commissioner Jackie Butler has introduced a resolution opposing the development and operation of a migrant holding facility at Fort Bliss. The 5,000-bed migrant detention center located on Fort Bliss is in Precinct 1 of the County,
Migrant detention facility to be built at Fort Bliss in El Paso
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Fort Bliss once housed refugees, now set for largest ICE deportation center
The Department of Defense announced the awarding of a contract to establish and operate a detention center for single adults targeted for deportation.
Fort Bliss will be 'largest federal detention center in history' for migrants
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.
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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 ...
GOP map would strip Fort Bliss, El Paso airport from US Rep. Veronica Escobar’s District 16
Under the proposal from Texas Republicans, Fort Bliss and the El Paso Internation Airport would no longer be represented by U ...
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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 ...