Tag: Fort Bliss

Unaccompanied Children Suffer Mental Distress at Fort Bliss Facility: Watchdog

Unaccompanied children who crossed the U.S. border alone and were temporarily sheltered in a Texas military base last year suffered from distress, anxiety, and panic attacks without receiving quality services that prioritize their safety and well-being, shows a September watchdog report. In the 58-page report (pdf) issued last week by the Department of Health and…


DOD Plans to House Thousands of Afghan Allies at Fort Bliss, Where Migrant Children Were Detained in Dismal Conditions

The Department of Defense plans to house thousands of Afghan allies who aided the U.S. military abroad at Fort Bliss, an Army base near El Paso, Texas, where illegal migrant children were detained in dismal conditions. Around 30,000 Afghan allies are expected to be relocated to Fort Bliss and Fort McCoy in Wisconsin, the Department…


Whistleblowers Say They Saw Major Problems at Migrant Child Facility in Texas

Workers who helped care for migrant children on a military base in Texas say they witnessed “gross mismanagement and specific endangerment to public health and safety.” Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire were temporarily assigned in mid-May by the Department of Health and Human Services to help care for illegal immigrant youth at an emergency site…


Whistleblowers Say They Saw Major Problems at Unaccompanied Child Facility in Texas

Workers who helped care for children who crossed into the country illegally say they witnessed “gross mismanagement and specific endangerment to public health and safety” at a military base in Texas. Laurie Elkin and Justin Mulaire were temporarily assigned in mid-May by the Department of Health and Human Services to help care for illegal immigrant youth…


Army: Sick Soldiers Drank Compound Found in Antifreeze

An investigation into what sickened 11 soldiers who ingested an unauthorized substance shows they drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze believing it was alcohol following a 10-day field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday. Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort…


Army: 11 Fort Bliss Soldiers Ill After Ingesting Substance

FORT BLISS, Texas—Eleven soldiers were sickened—including two who were in critical condition—after ingesting an unauthorized substance during a field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday. All 11 soldiers are being treated at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in the border city of El Paso, where they have been since…