Since it was first established, Fort Bliss has had five different locations throughout what is now El Paso, Texas.

The Trump administration is developing plans to build immigration detention facilities on bases nationwide, a step that could significantly expand the military's role in immigration enforcement.

In 1949 during the Cold War, the US Air Force reactivated the base refurbished the runways, and extended to accommodate jet fighters as well as B-29 and B50 Bombers. The base was renamed Matagorda Island Air Force Base. The base was once again deactivated in 1975 after the Vietnam War.

A deportation hub is being planned at Fort Bliss as the Trump Administration ramps up plans to use military installations to detain undocumented immigrants, the New York Times is reporting. The move would be a “drastic escalation by the White House to militarize immigration enforcement,

Fort Bliss could hold up to 10,000 migrants, though the plans for the deportation hub are still in early stages, the New York Times reported.

In video released by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) on Friday, February 14, ICE agents and other law enforcement officers are seen escorting migrants onto C-17 Globemaster planes on February 10 and 12.

The Representative of Texas' 16th Congressional District in El Paso Veronica Escobar has raised concerns over the financial implications of recent

As more of his division deploys to Europe and as contingents from the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command continue to deploy worldwide, mixed in

With the return of Vans Warped Tour in 2025, there have been several lineup announcements on which big acts will play the 3 shows this year. Among those announcements, there's a chance that a band from El Paso could play the Warped Tour 30 Years show as well.