ICE opening detention tent facility at Texas military base

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to begin using a Texas military base to detain individuals who immigrated to the U.S. illegally on Aug. 17.

The El Paso area site, Fort Bliss, is still being developed and will initially receive 1,000 detainees, according to the Department of Defense. 

Over the next two years, officials plan to expand the total capacity to 5,000. 

"Upon completion, this will be the largest federal detention center in history for this critical mission ...