Largest U.S. immigration detention centre opens in Texas
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A new immigration detention centre in the US, set to become the country's largest, has officially opened in Texas. It's part of the Trump administration's strategy to increase deportations of undocumented migrants. The facility is on a military base in El Paso.
Breakdown
- Fort Bliss Army Base in Texas opens a new facility to detain up to 5,000 immigrants awaiting deportation.
- The privately run centre has no prior experience managing detention facilities and was awarded a $1.2 billion contract. 1m 7s
- Advocates protested at the site, expressing concerns about profit motives and humanitarian conditions. 43s
- Fort Bliss previously housed migrant children under the Biden administration, but that facility closed after whistleblower complaints. 1m 17s
- The U.S. government is expanding detention sites nationwide as part of a plan to deport a million people annually. 2m 11s