[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Plans to build migrant detention facilities at Fort Bliss, TX

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
EarthJustice
NOVEMBER 21, 2019

HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTS RELEASED DETAILING PLANS TO BUILD MIGRANT DETENTION FACILITIES AT CONTAMINATED FORT BLISS SITE
Up to 7,500 unaccompanied minors would have been held at toxic site according to plans unearthed by environmental and community advocates


Washington, D.C. - Today, Earthjustice, along with its partners Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, GreenLatinos, Hispanic Federation, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, National Hispanic Medical Association, and Southwest Environmental Center, is releasing hundreds of internal federal documents on the proposed construction plans for a migrant detention facility at Fort Bliss in Texas.

These plans came as a result of President Donald Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which instigated a need for additional capacity to house migrants and migrant families detained at the U.S.–Mexico border, which brought on the construction or planning of new detention centers.

These bases are known to be riddled with toxic hazards from past military operations, spills, storage of toxic chemicals, unexploded ordnances, and firing ranges. These searchable recordsinclude seven sets of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) productions and two key documents pertaining to the plans for construction at Fort Bliss. However, this is not the first time that the administration has pursued construction plans on contaminated sites. Goodfellow Air Force Base was also under consideration for a planned detention facility.

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For the entire release, see
https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2019/foia-request-documents-on-plans-for-fort-bliss-migrant-detention-center

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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