Many are outraged at the prospect of the military flying in hundreds of tents to Fort Bliss then guarding thousands of exhausted migrant families bussed into El Paso after being detained all along the US-Mexico border. While opinions about migration and detention policies inside the base are hard to discern, many civilians in El Paso reject the ethics of Trump’s policies. This would set a dangerous precedent,” said Eli Beller of the Hope Border Institute, a grassroots organization in El Paso. Also, last month Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) had to release more than 100 immigrants from its holding facility in El Paso due to capacity issues. This is far from the first time El Paso has been at the forefront of the immigration debate.

Source: The Guardian November 18, 2018 07:01 UTC