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The Department of Defense plans to build the largest federal migrant detention facility in the U.S. to date, at Fort Bliss in Texas, which is expected to have up to 5,000 beds for illegal aliens.
Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson announced the project during a press briefing Thursday, stating that construction began in July.
«Since then, work has begun for initial detainment capacity of 1,000 illegal aliens with initial operating capacity likely to be achieved by mid to late August,» Wilson said. «Once DOD achieves initial stand up, we will finish construction for up to 5,000 beds in the weeks and months ahead.»
Wilson said the facility will become the largest of its kind in U.S. history, serving what she called «this critical mission: the deportation of illegal aliens.»
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An entrance to Fort Bliss as the Department of Defense plans to build the largest federal migrant detention facility in the U.S. at the post. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The new facility is being established to support President Donald Trump’s executive order to protect Americans against an invasion.
The announcement follows Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s recent statement that the state will build a facility dubbed the «Speedway Slammer» at the Miami Correctional Center, located between Indianapolis and Fort Wayne.
Named in reference to Indiana’s racing heritage, including the Indianapolis 500, the «Speedway Slammer» will house up to 1,000 migrants once operational.
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said the state would have a detention center for illegal immigrants built in Miami County, called the «Speedway Slammer.» (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
«We are proud to work with President Trump and Secretary Noem as they remove the worst of the worst with this innovative partnership,» Braun said in a statement on Tuesday. «Indiana is taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach to combating illegal immigration and will continue to lead the way among states.»
Funding for the project comes from a reconciliation bill signed by Trump last month, which he referred to as the «one big, beautiful bill.»
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the legislation funds the 287(g) program, which facilitates cooperation between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and local authorities, as well as 80,000 ICE detention beds.
The Trump administration has continued deportation operations while encouraging undocumented immigrants without additional criminal records to self-deport.
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An aerial view of a migrant detention center, dubbed «Alligator Alcatraz,» is seen located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Florida on July 7, 2025. (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)
According to DHS, individuals who voluntarily leave the country are eligible for a $1,000 incentive and free travel, potentially allowing for legal reentry in the future.
Another facility, informally known as «Alligator Alcatraz,» opened this summer under the supervision of federal officials and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It serves as a staging center for deportations.
Initially funded by the state, the facility will also receive support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It currently holds 2,000 people, with capacity expected to double. Deportation flights began late last month.
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The facility was converted from a decommissioned airport in the Everglades. A second center may follow, according to WJHL. State officials have faced criticism from immigration and environmental advocacy groups over the facility’s location and purpose.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman and Cameron Arcand contributed to this report.
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With the November election just 15 days out, the Republican nominee in one of the nation’s only two races for governor this year is feeling confident.
«The energy across the state is electric. The reception in minority communities has been great, and on being endorsed by prominent Democrats, that tells you all you need to know in terms of the people of New Jersey wanting change. And that’s what this election is all about. Change,» Jack Ciattarelli said this weekend in an interview on «Fox News Sunday.»
Ciattarelli, who’s making his third straight run for Garden State governor and who nearly upset Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy four years ago, has good reason to be optimistic he can pull off victory in blue-leaning New Jersey.
In a state where registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans despite a GOP surge in registration this decade, three public opinion polls released last week — from Fox News, Quinnipiac University and Fairleigh Dickinson University — indicated Ciattarelli narrowing the gap with Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill in the race to succeed the term-limited Murphy.
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Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor in New Jersey, speaks to supporters at a diner in Saddle Brook, N.J., on Oct. 15, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The Fox News poll conducted Oct. 10 – 14, put Sherrill at 50% support among likely voters, with Ciattarelli at 45%. Sherrill’s 5-point advantage was down from an 8-point lead in Fox News’ September survey in New Jersey.
New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold gubernatorial showdowns in the year after a presidential election, and the contests traditionally grab outsized attention and are viewed as political barometers ahead of the following year’s midterm elections.
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And this year, they’re being viewed, in part, as ballot-box referendums on President Donald Trump’s unprecedented and combustible second-term agenda.
While Democrats have long dominated federal and state legislative elections in blue-leaning New Jersey, Republicans are very competitive in gubernatorial contests, winning five out of the past 10 elections.
President Donald Trump, seen speaking during a campaign event at Wildwood Beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, May 11, 2024, will headline a tele-rally for Jack Ciattarelli, the 2025 Republican gubernatorial nominee in the Garden State. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
And Trump made major gains in New Jersey in last year’s presidential election, losing the state by only six percentage points, a major improvement over his 16-point deficit four years earlier.
Ciattarelli, interviewed by Fox News Digital last week in Bayonne, New Jersey, noted that he «made big gains» in his 2021 showing «in Hudson County and Passaic County,» two long-time Democratic Party strongholds.
«And the President did very, very well in ’24 in those very same counties. And if you take a look at who’s been endorsing me, including some very prominent Democrats here in Hudson County, people want change,» Ciattarelli emphasized.
But Ciattarelli is also aiming to energize Republican base voters in what’s likely to be a low-turnout election.
Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Trump will hold a tele-rally with Ciattarelli ahead of Election Day. Trump’s teaming up with Ciattarelli may help energize MAGA supporters, many of whom are low propensity voters who often skip casting ballots in non-presidential election years.
Republican gubernatorial candidate in Ohio Vivek Ramaswamy headlines a campaign event for New Jersey GOP nominee for governor Jack Ciattarelli, on Oct. 15, 2025, in Saddle Brook, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
And last week, Ciattarelli was joined at a jam-packed diner stop in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, by Vivek Ramaswamy, the MAGA rock star who is running for governor next year in his home state of Ohio.
Ramaswamy, the multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and conservative commentator who pushed an «America First 2.0» platform as he ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination before ending his bid and becoming one of Trump’s top supporters and surrogates, told Fox News Digital that a Ciattarelli win this year would «set the table for even bigger and more decisive victories, hopefully in places like Ohio next year.»
And this week another well-known Republican politician in MAGA world is headed to New Jersey.
Fox News has learned the Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, a top House ally of the president who has Trump’s backing as he runs next year for Florida governor, will team up with Ciattarelli on Wednesday.
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Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, commenting on why Republicans feel bullish about the New Jersey showdown, raised concerns.
«New Jersey is the best place, probably, for Donald Trump to actually stop the Democratic momentum — or at least minimize the Democratic momentum that we’ve seen throughout this year,» Martin said in a Politico interview.
But the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) forecasts a Sherrill victory in two weeks.
«As numerous polls show her holding a strong lead and earning more than 50% of the vote, Mikie Sherrill is rising to meet the moment in this incredibly competitive race,» DGA spokesperson Izzi Levy told Fox News. «It’s clear that Mikie has the momentum, and that New Jersey voters are all-in to reject Ciattarelli for a third time this November.»
Sherrill had plenty of company on the campaign trail this weekend from major Democratic Party surrogates, including two of the biggest names in the party — Govs. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Wes Moore of Maryland.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie of New Jersey, left, teams up on the campaign trail with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 19, 2025. (Mikie Sherrill campaign )
«From Maryland to New Jersey, we’re united with one goal – making sure every voice is heard at the ballot box,» Moore wrote on social media. «Proud to stand with @MikieSherrill and community members in Newark to get out the vote. Let’s finish strong this November!»
And former President Barack Obama endorsed Sherrill and starred in a new ad for the party’s nominee.
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While Trump isn’t on the ballot, he’s loomed large over the New Jersey gubernatorial election.
At the second and final debate two weeks ago, Sherrill charged that her GOP rival had «shown zero signs of standing up to this president. In fact, the president himself called Jack 100% MAGA, and he’s shown every sign of being that.»
New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill, right, and Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, on the stage moments at the start of their second and final debate, on Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
Asked whether he considered himself part of the MAGA movement, Ciattarelli said he was «part of a New Jersey movement.»
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When asked to grade the president’s performance so far during his second term, Ciattarelli said, «I’d certainly give the president an A. I think he’s right about everything that he’s doing.»
«I think that tells us all we need to know about who Jack Ciattarelli’s supporting. I give him an F right now,» Sherrill responded, as she pointed to New Jersey’s high cost of living.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in New Jersey, takes questions from reporters following a debate on Oct. 8, 2025, in New Brunswick, N.J. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
The race in New Jersey was rocked a couple of weeks ago by a report that the National Personnel Records Center, which is a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration, mistakenly released Sherrill’s improperly redacted military personnel files, which included private information like her Social Security number, to a Ciattarelli ally.
But Sherrill’s military records indicated that the United States Naval Academy blocked her from taking part in her 1994 graduation amid a cheating scandal.
The showdown was jolted again two weeks ago after Sherrill’s allegations that Ciattarelli was «complicit» with pharmaceutical companies in the opioid deaths of tens of thousands of New Jerseyans, as she pointed to the medical publishing company he owned that pushed content promoting the use of opioids as a low-risk treatment for chronic pain.
Last week, Trump set off a political hand grenade in the race, as he «terminated» billions of federal dollars for the Gateway Project, which is funding a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York.
Sherrill, holding a news conference Thursday at a major commuter rail station just a few miles from the site of the tunnels in one of the busiest train corridors in the nation, called the project «critical» as she took aim at Trump and Ciattarelli.
«I’m fighting for the people of New Jersey. He’s fighting to excuse Trump. It’s unacceptable,» Sherrill charged.
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New Jersey traditionally elects a governor from the party out of power in the White House, which this year favors the Democrats.
But Garden State voters haven’t elected a governor from the same party in three straight elections in over a half century, which would favor the Republicans.
One of those political trends will be busted in next month’s election.
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La visita de los emisarios a Tel Aviv se produce un día después de que el frágil acuerdo enfrentara su primera crisis importante, cuando Israel amenazó con detener las transferencias de ayuda humanitaria luego de que militantes de Hamás mataran a dos soldados israelíes, según informó el ejército israelí.
El portavoz de Netanyahu también anunció una visita “de varios días” a Israel del vicepresidente estadounidense, JD Vance, y su esposa. “Se reunirán con el primer ministro”, afirmó.
La embajada de Estados Unidos confirmó que los dos enviados habían aterrizado en Tel Aviv. Más tarde, el ejército israelí anunció que reanudó la aplicación del alto el fuego, y un funcionario confirmó que las entregas de ayuda se reanudarían el lunes. A primera hora de la tarde, no estaba claro de inmediato si el flujo de ayuda se había restablecido.
Han pasado más de una semana desde el inicio de la tregua propuesta por Estados Unidos, destinada a poner fin a dos años de guerra. El presidente Trump dijo a periodistas a bordo del Air Force One el domingo que Hamas ha estado “bastante alborotado” y “han estado disparando”.
También sugirió que la violencia podría ser culpa de “rebeldes” dentro de la organización en lugar de su liderazgo.
Desde que comenzó el alto el fuego, las fuerzas de seguridad de Hamas han regresado a las calles de Gaza, enfrentándose con grupos armados y matando a presuntos delincuentes en lo que el grupo terrorista dice que es un intento de restaurar la ley y el orden en áreas donde las tropas israelíes se han retirado.
El domingo, el ejército israelí informó que militantes habían disparado contra tropas en áreas de la ciudad de Rafah que están bajo control israelí según las líneas del alto el fuego acordadas.
Hamas, que continuó acusando a Israel de múltiples violaciones del alto el fuego, dijo que la comunicación con sus unidades restantes en Rafah había estado cortada durante meses y que “no somos responsables de ningún incidente que ocurra en esas áreas”.
Las próximas etapas del alto el fuego se espera que se centren en el desarme de Hamas, la retirada israelí de áreas adicionales que controla en Gaza y el futuro gobierno del devastado territorio. El plan estadounidense propone el establecimiento de una autoridad respaldada internacionalmente.
En una entrevista con “60 Minutes” durante el fin de semana, Kushner dijo que el éxito o fracaso del acuerdo dependerá de si Israel y el mecanismo internacional pueden crear una alternativa viable a Hamas. “Si tienen éxito, Hamas fracasará y Gaza no será una amenaza para Israel en el futuro”, afirmó.
Mientras tanto, una delegación de Hamas liderada por el negociador jefe Khalil al-Hayya estaba en El Cairo para hacer seguimiento de la implementación del acuerdo de alto el fuego con mediadores y otros grupos palestinos.
Un funcionario de seguridad israelí dijo el lunes a la agencia AP que la ayuda continuaría ingresando a Gaza a través de Kerem Shalom y otros cruces después de la inspección israelí, en línea con el acuerdo. El funcionario habló bajo condición de anonimato de acuerdo con las regulaciones militares.
En su ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023 contra Israel que desencadenó la guerra, terroristas liderados por Hamas mataron a alrededor de 1.200 personas, en su mayoría civiles, y secuestraron a 251 personas como rehenes.
La guerra entre Israel y Hamas ha matado a más de 68.000 palestinos, según el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza, que no distingue entre civiles y combatientes en su recuento. Miles más están desaparecidos, según la Cruz Roja.
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