US authorities change: Texas is already providing concrete land for deportation camps | EUROtoday

The areas within the USA are reacting very otherwise to Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans. For instance, whereas the town of Los Angeles in California doesn’t wish to participate in any measures and defend migrants, the state of Texas is actively providing assist.

The Texas authorities has provided a bit of land alongside the US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations. Texas Land Commissioner and Republican Dawn Buckingham provided the property to President-elect Donald Trump in a letter to implement his plans.

Buckingham instructed the AP in an interview on Wednesday that she had heard that the incoming authorities wished to take a look at the property and was contemplating it. “We just want to let them know that we are a good partner. We are here. We want to help them,” she stated.

The property is situated in rural Starr County within the Rio Grande Valley and was acquired by the US state of Texas final month. It has no paved roads and is situated in a district with restricted native sources. Buckingham, nonetheless, emphasised his handy location. “The land there is very flat. It is close to major airports. It’s also close to a bridge over the river,” Buckingham stated.

The Texas authorities has lengthy supported powerful measures on the border to forestall unlawful border crossings. These embrace the development of razor wire fences and the passage final 12 months of a regulation permitting regulation enforcement to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally.

The president-elect’s transition group has not commented on whether or not it’s going to settle for Texas’ provide, however has issued a press release. “From day one, President Trump will pull out all the stops to secure the border, protect communities and launch the largest mass deportation operation of illegal immigrants in history,” Trump transition group spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt stated Wednesday.

The Texas General Land Office didn’t disclose the quantity paid for the land, however Buckingham stated the earlier proprietor opposed development of a border wall