ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report says
Read full article: ICE moving toward closing El Paso detention camp, report saysThe Washington Post reported that a document was distributed to ICE staff indicating the agency was drafting a letter to potentially terminate the facility’s $1.2 billion contract.
A large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors amid measles outbreak
Read full article: A large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors amid measles outbreakA lawmaker says a large immigration detention camp in Texas is closed to visitors and attorneys due to a measles outbreak.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, two dozen Democrats call on ICE to close troubled El Paso detention camp
Read full article: Rep. Veronica Escobar, two dozen Democrats call on ICE to close troubled El Paso detention campThree deaths have been reported recently at the hastily constructed camp. One was ruled a homicide involving staff. Claims of medical neglect and unsanitary conditions are rife.
After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital
Read full article: After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospitalICE bypassed the county medical examiner in favor of a military facility for the autopsy of a Nicaraguan man and won’t release a ruling to the public.
ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
Read full article: ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himselfFederal officials say an immigrant from Nicaragua has been found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility.
Migrants held at Fort Bliss suffering physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claim
Read full article: Migrants held at Fort Bliss suffering physical abuse, unsafe conditions, human rights groups claimThe ACLU and other groups interviewed more than 45 migrants held at the detention center and call it a “human and civil rights catastrophe.”
First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittal
Read full article: First trial of immigrant accused of trespassing on Texas border military zone ends in acquittalThe trial of the Peruvian woman was the first test of the Trump administration’s new policy aimed at prosecuting immigrants who crossed the border illegally with military-related charges.
Trump administration says it's working to return a Guatemalan man deported to Mexico
Read full article: Trump administration says it's working to return a Guatemalan man deported to MexicoThe Trump administration says it's working to return a Guatemalan man who was deported to Mexico over his fears of being harmed there.
US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against Iran
Read full article: US will send a missile defense system and troops to run it to Israel to aid defense against IranThe Pentagon says the United States will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel along with troops needed to operate it.
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Biden follows through on pledge to take in more refugees
Read full article: Biden follows through on pledge to take in more refugeesThe Biden administration says the U.S. will take in 125,000 refugees and their families next year, fulfilling an earlier pledge to raise a cap that had been at a historic low under his predecessor.
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As Republicans hammer Biden on border policy, Democrats question the authenticity of their concern for migrants
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Army: Sick soldiers drank compound found in antifreeze
Read full article: Army: Sick soldiers drank compound found in antifreezeFILE - This Sept. 9, 2014 file photo shows cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The U.S. Army says eleven soldiers have been injured after ingesting an unknown substance during a field training exercise at Fort Bliss. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)FORT BLISS, Texas – An investigation into what sickened 11 soldiers who ingested an unauthorized substance shows they drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze believing it was alcohol following a 10-day field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday. Those sickened include one warrant officer, two noncommissioned officers and eight enlisted members, Fort Bliss officials said in an earlier statement. The Fort Bliss senior commander has also directed an administrative investigation.
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