Trump’s border czar Tom Homan thanks Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for gift of land for migrant detention centers
President-elect’s border czar Tom Homan is already planning to build migrant deportation centers along the border in Texas, thanks to the state’s gift of vacant ranch land.
Homan, who previously served as the acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, told the Dr. Phil Show Tuesday that he’s drafting his plans “as we speak” to use the land to assist with mass deportations — and thanked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for helping to secure the border.
“Governor Abbott has done more to secure this border than anybody in this administration,” said Homan.
“Every ounce of fentanyl his troopers seize is less overdose deaths across the nation, every person they arrest for trespass, at least they vet them, they fingerprint them, they make sure they’re not releasing a known terrorist. Gov. Abbott, God bless him, he’s done more than anybody in the Biden administration to secure the border and protect America,” he added.
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham recently offered the incoming Trump administration a 1,400-acre ranch purchased by the Lone Star State along the border.
She later extended the offer to include additional plots of land as part of a project named the “Jocelyn initiative” to honor 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was allegedly raped and murdered by two illegal migrants and suspected Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang members released into the US earlier this year.
Buckingham recently told The Post that Texas is “looking to be a good partner” in helping the incoming administration ensure “that these violent criminals that are hurting our sons and daughters that are here illegally are off our soil.”
Homan said the incoming administration will be moving illegal migrants “in and out” of the detention centers on that land and boarding them onto deportation flights to their home countries.
“There’s 1,400 acres of land. That saves us from acquiring that land. The government never buys things real fast and when we do we overpay for it. So having this from the state of Texas is great,” he said.
Trump himself has said he hopes to deport nearly 20 million illegal migrants who are living in the US.
