
New West Texas immigration detention facility is a “giant tent city,” congresswoman says
El Paso, Texas — The long white tents, visible to anyone driving across East El Paso, Texas, are designed to be part of the biggest immigration holding facility in U.S. history, with a capacity for as many as 5,000 immigrants. “That’s what it is, a giant tent city,” Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas, who…