Texas officials pledged Tuesday morning to continue construction of a wall on the southern border after purchasing a 1,400-acre ranch along the Rio Grande in a critical area that authorities have identified as a hotspot for human trafficking and arms and weapons. We have taken a new step towards the implementation of the drug smuggling.
“As Land Secretary, my promise to all Texans is that I will do everything in my power to stop the pain and suffering that is occurring on this land,” Dawn Buckingham said Tuesday at a news conference with other officials. said. “The previous owner did not allow law enforcement on this ranch.”
Mr Buckingham said the first panels were installed on Tuesday as the family of Jocelyn Nungarai, who was killed on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant, looked on, and that authorities would build more walls in the coming weeks.
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Texas Land Secretary Dawn Buckingham and her ranch on the Rio Grande. (Texas General Land Office | FOX News Digital)
“Every day is a struggle. Every day is hard. Some days are easy, some days are easy, but I know she's no longer here because of the pain of people who were allowed to do what they did in this country.” The fact never goes away: 'She is,'” Jocelyn's mother, Alexis, said at a press conference.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced funding for state projects to continue construction of the wall in 2021, after the Biden administration abruptly ended the Trump-era project. Mr. Abbott also built a floating buoy barrier on the Rio Grande. His administration has linked the barrier and broader state efforts to reducing insecurity.
Buckingham asked President-elect Trump and incoming border czar Tom Homan to sign a 1,400-acre site “to build the largest processing, detention, and coordination facility for the deportation of violent criminals in our nation's history.” He said he proposed using it. ”
Homan and Abbott also met and fed members of the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Tuesday.
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Drone footage of a Starr County ranch. (Texas General Land Office)
Rep. Chip Roy was also in attendance, pleading with his fellow Republicans to pass tougher immigration policies once Trump takes office in January.
“There are no excuses,” he said.
“Americans are dying. That's why President Trump was in office. That's why Republicans were given the trifecta in Washington,” Roy added.
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Migrants at the Southern Border and President-Elect Trump (Getty Images)
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Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
