History of Use of U.S. Military Bases to House Immigrants and Refugees

Abstract

On June 20, 2018, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that states It is also the policy of this Administration to maintain family unity, including by detaining alien families together where appropriate and consistent with law and available resources and that directs the Secretary of Defense to take all legally available measures to provide to the Secretary [of Homeland Security], upon request, any existing facilities available for the housing and care of alien families, and shall construct such facilities if necessary and consistent with law. On June 24, Secretary of Defense James Mattis confirmed that Goodfellow Air Force Base and Fort Bliss, both in Texas, would be used to provide whatever support the Department of Homeland Security needs to house the people that they have under their custody.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2018
Accession Number
AD1172026

Entities

People

  • Barbara S. Torreon
  • Lawrence Kapp

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Border Security
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • New Jersey
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of Proposed Air Force Base Actions.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting