Texas buys 1,400-acre Starr County ranch for Trump's 'deportation of violent criminals'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : In a letter sent Tuesday, GLO Commissioner Dawn Buckingham notified Trump she had purchased a 1,402-acre ranch along the U.S.-Mexico border, about 35 miles west of McAllen.
54% : The process would begin in Aurora, Colorado and would therefore be named "Operation Aurora," Trump said during an Oct. 11 rally in Reno, Nevada.
30% : Referring to Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which he said has taken over "multiple apartment complexes" in Aurora, Trump said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to accelerate gang members' removal and to "target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil."Although local police say they've arrested some Tren de Aragua gang members, officials pushed back, saying that concerns about Venezuelan gangs in Aurora are "grossly exaggerated.
26% : Although Trump and several other politicians have framed immigration as an "invasion," legal and immigration experts don't agree with this characterization.
22% : Here's why Rep. Escobar is sounding alarmTrump could use 1798 law to prompt mass deportationsThe promise of mass deportations was a key issue in Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.

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