Texas' Fort Bliss Set to Host 5,000-Bed Immigrant Detention Camp
The Trump administration has awarded a $1.26 billion contract to build and operate a virtually unprecedented 5,000-bed immigration detention facility at Fort Bliss, an Army base near El Paso, Texas, a defense official confirmed to Military.com. The contract was issued to Acquisition Logistics Company, a relatively small Virginia-based firm with seemingly no notable experience managing […]
Additional Military Bases in New Jersey, Indiana Set to Host Migrant Detention Camps
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to house migrants at two new military installations as the Trump administration increasingly turns to the armed forces to bolster its aggressive immigration crackdown. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, colloquially referred to as “Fort Dix,” in New Jersey and Camp Atterbury in Indiana, both relatively low-profile installations, have been identified […]
Fort Drum to Host 1,500 More Soldiers in Army’s New Multi-Domain Task Force Effort
WATERTOWN — Fort Drum will grow, adding nearly 1,500 more personnel with the placement of an Army multi-domain task force, according to an announcement from Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday. Schumer, D- N.Y., announced that Fort Drum was selected to host the U.S. Army Multi-Domain Task Force 2, which will also have a detachment posted in Wiesbaden, Germany. “Fort Drum has been selected […]