WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to carry out a mass deportation of U.S. illegal immigrants includes the involvement of the military and a declaration of a national emergency, he acknowledged Monday.
In a Nov. 8 post on President Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, Tom Fitton, head of the conservative legal group Judicial Watch, wrote: To reverse Biden’s invasion through a mass deportation program. ”
Trump responded early Monday: “It’s true!!!”
A spokesperson for Trump’s transition team did not respond to a request for comment.
During his first term, President Trump bypassed Congress by declaring a national emergency and diverted Pentagon funds to expand the border wall. President Biden lifted the emergency order shortly after taking office in 2021.
Mass deportation is one of President Trump’s top campaign promises, and he said he would track at least 15 million people in the U.S. illegally, although it’s unclear whether the total number of illegal immigrants is that high. . On the campaign trail, Trump said his strategy would depend on the military, friendly nations and local law enforcement, and wartime powers.
President Trump has chosen Tom Homan, the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to be his “border czar” to oversee deportations. Homan vowed to restart workplace immigration raids and prioritize deporting immigrants who pose a threat to public safety and national security.
