The US Department of Defense has awarded a contract worth USD 1.26 billion to the Virginia-based company Acquisition Logistics LLC to build a sprawling short-term ICE detention center in the Fort Bliss army base in El Paso, Texas. The center is set to have a capacity of 5,000 detainees which would make it the largest immigrant detention center in the country.

$1.26 Billion Immigrant Detention Center

US Awards Acquisition Logistics LLC Contract to Build Short-Term ICE Detention Center