Military facility Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will detain migrants as part of the massive deportation sweep undertaken by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under orders from President Donald Trump, News 4 SA reports. The Southwest San Antonio base will oversee the detainment of immigrants picked up in the National Defense Area, a 250-mile stretch around the Rio Grande in South Texas’ Cameron and Hidalgo counties, according to the TV station. The plan to detain immigrants on military bases surfaced within the first month of Trump’s second term.
