Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has offered President-elect Donald Trump the use of a 1,402-acre ranch in Starr County, on the U.S.-Mexico border, for the construction of deportation facilities.

Buckingham, a Republican, made the offer in a letter sent to Trump on Tuesday in which she pledged to support what she described as "the largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation's history."

Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a key component of his successful 2024 presidential election campaign. Speaking at a rally in October the then Republican candidate said that if he won "the border will be sealed. The invasion will be stopped. The migrant flights will end." On Monday, Trump indicated he plans to declare a national emergency and deploy the military to assist with deportations in a post on his Truth Social website.

Newsweek contacted President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham for comment on Wednesday by email outside of regular office hours.

In her letter to Trump, Buckingham said: "The Texas General Land Office (GLO) currently owns a 1,402-acre tract roughly 35 miles west of McAllen, Texas.