{"id":2476077,"date":"2025-08-18T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-ever-immigrant-detention-site-opened-at-fort-bliss-in-el-paso-texas\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:33:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:33:16","slug":"largest-ever-immigrant-detention-site-opened-at-fort-bliss-in-el-paso-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-ever-immigrant-detention-site-opened-at-fort-bliss-in-el-paso-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest-ever immigrant detention site opened at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flargest-ever-immigrant-detention-site-opened-at-fort-bliss-in-el-paso-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476077&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The trump governance has opened &#8220;Lone Star Lockup,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-alligator-alcatraz-coming-online-within-1-week-biggest-facility-in-country-and-in-prime-location\/\" title=\"New Alligator Alcatraz Coming Online Within 1 Week - Biggest ... in Country and in Prime Location\">largest immigrant detention facility<\/a> to date, located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.Initially housing 1,000 detainees, the center is planned to expand to hold 5,000 by 2027. The facility is part of the administration&#8217;s largest deportation campaign in U.S. history and is intended for detaining criminal aliens with pending charges or convictions who have fatigued legal appeals. Funded by a $1.2 billion Defense Department contract, the center includes legal, medical, recreational, and dining facilities. Fort Bliss, wich also serves as a major military base, has previously been used for staging detainees for deportation flights. While supported by Republican lawmakers like Senator John Cornyn, local Democrat Representative Veronica Escobar criticized the facility as costly and ineffective at targeting the &#8220;worst of the worst.&#8221; The center is one among several recently established to accommodate increased immigrant detentions during removal proceedings. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Largest-ever immigrant detention site opened at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> has opened &ldquo;Lone Star Lockup,&rdquo; a facility that is slated to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >biggest immigrant detention center<\/a>, as it moves forward with the &ldquo;largest-ever&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deportation<\/a> operation in U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\">Army&rsquo;s<\/a> Fort Bliss site in El Paso, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas<\/a>, is now home to a 1,000-bed immigrant detention camp that will expand to include space for 5,000 detainees by 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3759024\/maine-police-officer-arrested-ice-leave-country\/\">Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to leave country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3758363\/alliterative-immigration-detention-centers-trump-branding\/\">Alliterative immigration detention centers reflect Trump&#8217;s branding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3758174\/marco-rubio-pulls-student-visas-trump-order-security-risks\/\">Rubio pulls 6,000 student visas after Trump order to review for &#8216;security risks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The base is located on the edge of the Texas-New Mexico border and is home to 90,000 service members. <\/p>\n<p>Lone Star Lockup was funded by a $1.2 billion Defense Department contract.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to beds, it contains space for legal access, medical treatment, recreation, and meals. Republican lawmakers across the red state, including Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), have applauded the effort.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a place where up to a thousand criminal aliens will be detained pending their repatriation or return to their country of origin,&rdquo; Cornyn said during an Aug. 13 site visit. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re not talking about gardeners, housekeepers, or people like that. We&rsquo;re talking about as many as 291,000 individuals who are called criminal aliens with criminal charges pending or criminal convictions who have exhausted all of their legal remedies,&rdquo; Cornyn said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fort Bliss&rsquo; new detention center will hold up to 5,000 criminal aliens until they&rsquo;re sent home. These are people with criminal convictions or pending charges. In Texas, we enforce the law and protect our communities. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fx7cTJRK4Q\">pic.twitter.com\/Fx7cTJRK4Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Cornyn (@TeamCornyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamCornyn\/status\/1955694105607930308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The site is one of many popping up in the past two months as the Trump administration expands detention space for illegal immigrants, a necessary part of its effort to arrest and then deport people.<\/p>\n<p>Immigrants must be detained in most cases while they go through removal proceedings in court, which can take weeks to months.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Bliss was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3299499\/trump-military-cargo-planes-fly-back-illegal-immigrants-southern-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">used<\/a> by the Trump administration earlier this year to stage illegal immigrants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-phone-app-has-facilitated-tens-of-thousands-of-self-deportations-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DHS phone app has facilitated &#039;tens of thousands&#039; of self deportations- Washington Examiner\">federal immigration custody<\/a> before they were boarded onto military aircraft and deported.<\/p>\n<p>The first military flight out of El Paso took place in late January, originating from Biggs Army Airfield and bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 Guatemalan nationals on board, according to a&nbsp;Department of Homeland Security&nbsp;official.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Bliss was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/782781\/hhs-asks-nasa-employees-to-help-unaccompanied-migrant-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">used<\/a> during the Biden administration as a site where unaccompanied immigrant children were detained.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3499691\/police-chief-allows-officers-work-ice-washington-dc-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">D.C. POLICE CHIEF ALLOWS OFFICERS TO WORK WITH ICE TO ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), whose district includes El Paso, said she toured Fort Bliss on Monday and that the undertaking was a waste of money and did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-gavels-out-of-special-session-convenes-its-own-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Florida Legislature gavels out of special session, convenes its own - Washington Examiner\">detain criminal illegal immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today I spent over two hours conducting oversight at the new $1.2 billion migrant detention facility on Fort Bliss,&rdquo; Escobar said in a post to X Monday afternoon. &ldquo;The facts are simple: Donald Trump&rsquo;s mass deportation plan is unbelievably costly and failing to target the &lsquo;worst of the worst.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I spent over two hours conducting oversight at the new $1.2 billion migrant detention facility on Fort Bliss.<\/p>\n<p>The facts are simple: Donald Trump&rsquo;s mass deportation plan is unbelievably costly and failing to target the &lsquo;worst of the worst.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<p>Watch my full recap here:&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. 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