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

ABC News|Aug 28, 2025
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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.

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LASER ‘PARTY’ NEAR PORTLAND ICE FACILITY FORCES AIR AMBULANCE DIVERSION; DHS, CBP VOW CRACKDOWN

Portland activists publicized a ‘laser tag’ action aimed at federal aircraft near the ICE facility, prompting multiple air ambulance providers to avoid OHSU’s helipad and divert flights, potentially adding 45–60 minutes for critical patients. DHS, CBP, and Portland Police condemned the tactic as a federal crime; prior arrests were made after a laser strike on a CBP helicopter. Protests around the ICE office continue, with federal air operations and monitoring stepped up amid political friction between DHS and Oregon officials.

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