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Starr County, Texas: Flipped red, then thrust into the border control limelight

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Starr County , Texas , voted predominantly Republican this month for the first time in 100 years .

Now, Starr County will play a key role in President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plans.

Texas Land Commissioner offers up 1,402 acres of land to facilitate deportations.

Trump has said he would carry out his deportation plans by declaring a national emergency with the hard national emergency.

And while Republican -friendly areas of Texas might feel compelled to support the effort, other southern border states, like Arizona and California , have already expressed their disinterest. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs told ABC News Live last week that she would not use state police or the National Guard to help with mass deportation. "We will not be participating in misguided efforts that harm our communities," she said..

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