Incoming border czar Tom Homan has said he is already planning to use more than 1,400 acres of land provided to the incoming Trump administration to carry out mass deportation operations.
Fox News Digital first reported last month that the state of Texas offered administrative land in Starr County, which the state purchased from a rancher in October. The 1,402-acre property is located in the Rio Grande Valley area near the border.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced that her office will enter into an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that will “allow us to construct one of the nation's largest violent offender deportation processing, detention and coordination facilities.” “I'm completely ready,” he said. history. “
In remarks on “Dr. Phil Primetime,” Homan said he accepted the offer and is already making plans for the land.
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This image shows drone footage from a ranch in Starr County. (Texas General Land Office)
“I'm writing a plan as we speak. I was actually working on it last night,” he said.
He praised Texas Governor Greg Abbott's efforts on border security. The state is building its own border wall, with construction beginning in the Starr County area.
Homan said the migrants will be traveling in and out of the area before being put on deportation flights.
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“These 1,400 acres of land save us the trouble of acquiring land. Governments never buy things right away, and even if they do they end up overpaying, so this is a big deal. “It’s great to get it from the state of Texas,” he said.
Buckingham said in a statement to FOX News Digital on Tuesday that he looks forward to taking the next steps with the land.
Thomas Homan has been selected by President-elect Trump to oversee the incoming administration's deportation operations, it has been announced. (Reuters)
“For too long, Texans and Americans have suffered from Biden's broken border policies. I will work with newly appointed border czar Tom Homan to ensure that our sons and daughters are not harmed.” We look forward to ridding our communities of the violent and illegal criminals they inflict, and we plan to discuss next steps on January 21, 2025,” she said.
“As Texas Land Commissioner, it is my promise to all Texans that I will do everything in my power to gain full operational control of our southern border. I hope this land lease will help sustain the incoming Trump administration. “Our American family is safe,'' she said.
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The Texas General Land Office purchased the land in October to facilitate construction. additional boundary walla project canceled by the Biden administration. Officials say drug smuggling and human trafficking were rampant in the area, which was a ranch before Texas purchased it.
President-elect Trump has made the mass deportation campaign a key pillar of his 2024 election campaign and quickly announced Homan as the person to lead the operation.
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Some states, including Texas, support the strategy, while others do not.
Officials in some states, including Arizona, Illinois and California, have all said they will not cooperate with federal efforts to deport more illegal immigrants.
