Texas offers Trump administration more land and support for mass deportations [Video]

Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar” appointee, speaks to Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and National Guard troops at a Thanksgiving dinner event in Edinburg on Nov. 26, 2024. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune

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STARR COUNTY — Texas officials sent a clear message during twin events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday that they would be a willing partner to the incoming Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.

First, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham announced the state will continue to offer up more land to them for mass deportation facilities, stating that her office is identifying property to be ready for when the new administration takes office in January.

Then during a pre-Thanksgiving visit to service members involved in Operation Lone Star, the state’s own border security …