Sergio Martinez Beltran

Buckingham says her office is ready to enter into an agreement with the federal government to build a facility for the processing, detention and, quote, largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation. Trump has said he'll declare a national emergency and use the military to assist with deportations. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.

Buckingham says her office is ready to enter into an agreement with the federal government to build a facility for the processing, detention and, quote, largest deportation of violent criminals in the nation. Trump has said he'll declare a national emergency and use the military to assist with deportations. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.

Tom Homan's appointment is not a surprise. Trump had suggested he would be in charge of fulfilling the campaign promise of mass deportations. Hohmann was the architect of Trump's zero-tolerance policy, which separated thousands of immigrant kids from their parents at the US southern border.

Tom Homan's appointment is not a surprise. Trump had suggested he would be in charge of fulfilling the campaign promise of mass deportations. Hohmann was the architect of Trump's zero-tolerance policy, which separated thousands of immigrant kids from their parents at the US southern border.

Hohmann has already suggested that deporting families together, including children who are US citizens but whose parents are undocumented, would ensure no families are separated this time. Under President Obama, Hohmann led enforcement and removal operations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. During that administration, ICE carried out a record number of deportations.

Hohmann has already suggested that deporting families together, including children who are US citizens but whose parents are undocumented, would ensure no families are separated this time. Under President Obama, Hohmann led enforcement and removal operations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. During that administration, ICE carried out a record number of deportations.

Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.

Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Austin.