2015: Texas Republicans spread false rumours about detention camps. 2024: Texas Repubs offer space for detention camps.

[muriel_volestrangler]

Then:

Operation Jade Helm: why conspiracy theorists fear the US is invading Texas

“This is just a cover for deploying the military on the streets,” Jones said. “I’ve hardly ever heard of something joint like this unless they’re planning an invasion.”

Fears have also been stoked by a public letter allegedly written by a Texas Ranger to The Common Sense Show. The letter has been shared widely and is treated with huge respect by conspiracy theorists. The anonymous Texas Ranger, who provided no evidence that he is a Texas Ranger, alleged that “there are trains moving throughout Texas that have shackles inside some of the cars”, although he added that he has “not personally seen them”.

This has given rise to speculation that the trains could be used to transport US citizens to Fema detention camps.
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The theories have been lent credence by some serious figures. Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, has even deployed the state guard to monitor the exercise.

“It is important that Texans know their safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed upon,” Abbott said when announcing the move.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/15/jade-helm-texas-conspiracy-theory

Now:

Texas official offers 1,400-acre ranch to Trump to build his deportation camps

The Texas Land Commissioner has offered President-elect Donald Trump 1,402 acres along the U.S.–Mexico border near Rio Grande City to build deportation facilities as part of his mass deportation plan.

In a letter, sent to Trump on Tuesday, commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered up a recently acquired plot of land located in Starr County to build facilities that will help law enforcement coordinate, process and detain undocumented immigrants. The exact plot offered has nto been revealed.
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In her letter, Buckingham said the person who previously owned the land refused to allow the government to build the border wall on her property and blocked law enforcement from accessing the land. However, Texas later bought the land for an undisclosed amount and plan to build more border wall on it.
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Stephen Miller, a Trump adviser credited with architecting the Muslim ban during Trump’s first term, told the New York Times last year that part of the new deportation plans included creating “vast holding facilities that would function as staging centers” for immigrants.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/texas-land-trump-mass-deportation-b2650813.html

[tanyev]

1. Thanks, I forgot about that.

Effing hypocrites. Of course the people spreading false fear-mongering about detention camps actually want to set them up.

[bronxiteforever]

2. Texas home of detention camps and maternal deaths!

A modest proposal for a new state slogan.

[Norbert]

3. Isn't there something we can do for homeless vets

Instead of using this for resettlement camps.

Just throwing this out there because the MAGAs throw this out there all the time.

[keithbvadu2]

4. These are camps where GOP wants to concentrate large #s of people they don't like?