WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the military and a national emergency declaration, he confirmed Monday. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the left-leaning American Immigration Council, cautioned that there is no national emergency authority permitting the U.S. to carry out deportations. During his first term, Trump bypassed Congress to divert Pentagon funds to expand the border wall by declaring a national emergency. One potential wrench in Trump’s mass deportation plan: Anyone who was released by border authorities into the U.S. during the last four years is already facing removal proceedings and cannot be removed until that often years-long process concludes. On the campaign trail, Trump said his strategy would rely on military troops, friendly state and local law enforcement and wartime powers.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 19, 2024 00:57 UTC