El Paso TX will be destination for Afghan refugees Tribune tweet/link

[luckone]

Link to tweet

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https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/fort-bliss-el-paso-afghan-refugees/

WASHINGTON — Fort Bliss in El Paso will be the destination for potentially thousands of Afghan refugees, Pentagon officials said Monday during a press conference to address the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.

“As we prepare for even more arrivals, [U.S. Northern Command] and the U.S. Army are working to create additional capacity to support refugee relocation in the U.S., including temporary sights under assessment at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin,” Department of Defense official Gary Reed said.

“There may be other sites identified if services are needed, additional capacity is needed,” he added. “At this point we’re looking to establish 20 [thousand] to 22,000 spaces. We can expand if we need to.”

[hauckeye]

1. We've heard that some will come to Fort McCoy Wisconsin

[luckone]

2. Thanks it mentions that in the article This was a Texas newspaper . I have added that info to the OP

where it mentions also Fort McCoy

[rockfordfile]

3. If so, then they should be at least vaccinated

[LisaL]

5. Vaccinations take weeks before starting to be effective.

My guess a lot of them are going to be infected.

[joetheman]

4. Why? With all those hate-filled MAGAs targeting the borders. nt

[LisaL]

6. Military base.

NT