The project is expected to significantly expand federal capacity for housing and processing illegal aliens marked for removal.
Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army post near El Paso, spans over 1.12 million acres along the U.S.-Mexico border and includes an airfield, which may assist in deportation logistics.
The facility will be comprised of tent-based housing structures equipped with heating and air-conditioning systems.
The contract has been awarded to Virginia-based Acquisition Logistics Company, with $232 million of the funding being provided by the U.S. Army.
The contract for the Fort Bliss center follows closely on the heels of an announcement by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that additional detention and deportation facilities will be established at two other military installations.
🚨 HUGE: The LARGEST illegal alien detention center is going up.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 25, 2025
The Trump administration is awarding $1.26 billion for it in Texas.
5,000 beds.
KEEP BUMPING THE CAPACITY! pic.twitter.com/7OI3x7wLri
