PENTAGON’S $1.2B FORT BLISS ICE DETENTION CAMP: TINY CONTRACTOR, BIG QUESTIONS AS DEPORTATION PUSH ACCELERATES

The administration awarded a Defense Department contract worth up to $1.2B to a little-known firm to build and run a massive ICE tent detention complex at Fort Bliss, Texas. Construction ramped up within days, initial beds are online, and expansion to thousands is planned. The opaque procurement has prompted a GAO protest amid broader use of military bases for immigration detention and an accelerating push to speed deportations.