Nearly 10,000 Afghans are currently being housed at the Doña Ana Range Complex on Fort Bliss, 35 miles north of Downtown El Paso, the post commander said during a press conference Friday. The complex has undergone ...
A major effort is underway at Fort Bliss to support the growing numbers of refugees arriving from Afghanistan, and some local groups are now asking the El Paso community to help. “As we always do, ...
Update at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 23: Pentagon officials briefly described plans for Afghan refugees to be housed at U.S. military bases, including Fort Bliss, during a press briefing Monday. Pentagon press secretary John F. ...
While crowded planes take flight from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, local leaders and advocates in El Paso said they are in the dark about what a new Afghan refugee population might mean ...
Pfc. Asia Graham enlisted in the Army right out of high school to follow in her father’s footsteps. Her mother Nicole Graham says he served for 23 years. After his death, Asia wanted to take ...
When Bishop Mark Seitz visited the Fort Bliss tent facility for unaccompanied migrant children Sunday, he was only able to conduct one mass instead of the scheduled two because of record-setting rain that has drenched ...
Update 5:27 p.m. June 18. Pfc. Christian Alvarado was found guilty by a military judge Friday afternoon of sexually assaulting Pfc. Asia Graham and another woman. He was acquitted on other two other sexual charges. ...
Increased capacity at a detention center for immigrant children in El Paso is drawing fresh criticism from advocacy groups who say President Biden’s policies are no different than the hardline positions taken by his predecessor. ...
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By James Revels February is Black History Month, a time that allows us the opportunity to reflect on the achievements of a significant portion of our population, who entered the American melting pot from the ...