DHS Memo Lays Out Plans To Detain Migrants At Fort Bliss And Other U.S. Bases
NPR by Joel Rose, Tom Bowman 2.24.25
The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on U.S. military bases around the country, according to an internal memo obtained by NPR.
The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Department of Defense for help detaining immigrants without legal status, according to the DHS memo, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.
Fort Bliss would initially detain up to 1,000 immigrants during a 60-day evaluation period, the memo states, and could eventually hold as many as 10,000 immigrants while serving as a "central hub for deportation operations."
Fort Bliss could then serve as the model for as many as 10 other holding facilities on military bases nationwide, including:
