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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 ...

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 ...

ACLU likens Trump’s Fort Bliss migrant facility to WWII internment camps: ‘Deranged and lazy’

DHS official calls ACLU comparison of Fort Bliss immigrant detention facility to WWII internment camps 'deranged and lazy' as center opens Monday ...

Congresswoman leads El Paso meeting to address concerns over immigration policies

President Trump's immigration policies faced criticism at a community meeting in El Paso, where residents voiced concerns ...
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$1.2B ICE detention complex opens at Fort Bliss in East El Paso under Trump’s mass deportation strategy

The $1.24 billion, soft-sided ICE facility began accepting detainees Aug. 1, and now holds about 1,000 people, says U.S. Rep.
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Army celebrates 250th birthday, a look at early Fort Bliss - El Paso Times

El Paso owes much of its success to the Army by way of Fort Bliss. The June 15, 1998, edition of the El Paso Times featured a special section dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the post ...
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Fort Bliss soldier in Russian spy case had criminal past yet maintained top-secret Army clearance

A Fort Bliss soldier was already under criminal investigation when he called a Russian Embassy to share the weaknesses of the ...