Largest-ever immigrant detention site opened at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas

Published August 18, 2025 6:48pm ET



The Trump administration has opened “Lone Star Lockup,” a facility that is slated to be the biggest immigrant detention center, as it moves forward with the “largest-ever” deportation operation in U.S. history.

The Army’s Fort Bliss site in El Paso, Texas, is now home to a 1,000-bed immigrant detention camp that will expand to include space for 5,000 detainees by 2027.

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