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Fort Bliss Expansion: $1 Billion Detention Center Sparks Controversy

8/24/2025

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Fort Bliss in El Paso will expand to accommodate 5,000 detainees, becoming the largest federal detention center.
The expansion will exceed $1 billion in costs.
Critics, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett and the ACLU, compare it to Japanese internment camps.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputes these comparisons, calling them unfounded.

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Story summary

Fort Bliss in El Paso will expand to accommodate 5,000 detainees, becoming the largest federal detention center.
The expansion will exceed $1 billion in costs.
Critics, including Rep. Jasmine Crockett and the ACLU, compare it to Japanese internment camps.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) disputes these comparisons, calling them unfounded.