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Texas GOP Candidate Calls for Mass Deportations, Sparks Controversy

3/28/2026

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Bo French, a MAGA conservative and former Tarrant County Chair, is running for Texas Railroad Commissioner.
At CPAC, he called for deporting 100 million people, claiming Islam threatens American values.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been designated as a terrorist organization by Texas Republican leadership.
CAIR condemned the formation of the "Sharia Free Texas Caucus" as an anti-Muslim hate group in Texas, where over 300,000 residents reside.

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Bo French, a MAGA conservative and former Tarrant County Chair, is running for Texas Railroad Commissioner.
At CPAC, he called for deporting 100 million people, claiming Islam threatens American values.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has been designated as a terrorist organization by Texas Republican leadership.
CAIR condemned the formation of the "Sharia Free Texas Caucus" as an anti-Muslim hate group in Texas, where over 300,000 residents reside.