A border state is making a huge offer to President-elect Donald Trump in response to his pledge to launch a mass deportation effort once he takes the oath of office in January. Texas is offering the incoming Trump administration a 1,400-acre tract of land to support its mass deportation efforts when it takes office in January, as the transition team begins preparations for the ambitious initiative.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump offering the property, located in Starr County. The state acquired the 1,402-acre tract from a ranch owner in October. Situated in the Rio Grande Valley near the border, the site is strategically positioned for the operation. Her letter to Trump, obtained by Fox News Digital, says her office is “fully prepared to enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or the United States Border Patrol to allow a facility to be built for the processing, detention, and coordination of the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation’s history.”
“What I care about is that we have safe communities, and there is no doubt that we are losing too many of our children to these violent criminals that are coming across the border,” Buckingham told Fox News Digital in an interview on Tuesday. “I am 100% on board with the Trump administration’s pledge to get these criminals out of our country, and we are more than happy to offer our resources to facilitate those deportations of these violent criminals.” The Texas General Land Office acquired the property in October to support the construction of additional border wall, a project halted by the Biden administration. Previously a privately-owned ranch, the area had been a hotspot for drug smuggling and human trafficking, according to officials.
Following Trump’s election victory this month, Buckingham brainstormed with her team and decided to make an offer to the incoming administration. “Right now, it’s essentially farmland, so it’s flat, it’s easy to build on. We could very easily put a detention center on there, a holding place as we get these criminals out of our country,” she said. “It’s accessible to international airports as well as a major crossing over the river. And so we’re just happy to get help, do anything we can to get these violent criminals off of our soil.”
During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump consistently pledged to initiate a historic mass deportation operation. Since the election, preparations for these plans have begun, with officials actively exploring locations to expand detention facilities. Buckingham stated that the election demonstrates the American people’s support for Trump’s border security and illegal immigration policies, while rejecting the Biden administration’s approach. “This election was a resounding referendum on the fact that Americans want safe communities. We want people to immigrate legally and legally only and that the administration’s policies over the last four years have failed every American citizen,” she said.
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