Trump has also said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, to expel suspected members of drug cartels without due process. That archaic law allows for summary deportation of people from countries with which the U.S. is at war, that have invaded the United States, or have committed “predatory incursions.”

President-elect Donald Trump said his plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve a national emergency declaration and the military.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national emergency and use the U.S. military to help carry out his plans for mass deportations, he confirmed Monday. Trump reaffirmedhis long-time plan to enact “the largest deportation in American history ...