EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Advocacy groups are calling for the shutdown of a new immigration detention center in Fort Bliss, Texas. They also want the Trump administration stop conducting "indiscriminate" raids targeting immigrant workers.

“The shameful use of a military base for immigration detention is a disgrace to the values of our city and our country,” said Samantha Singleton, policy director of Border Network for Human Rights.

“Americans from all walks of life are watching," she said. “They see neighbors and loved ones disappear in unmarked vehicles, they see the devastation of family separation, they see billions of taxpayer dollars being spent terrorizing immigrant communities while families across the nation struggle to put food on the table. …”

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