Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.

Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of mass deportations, and on Monday, he said that his administration would use the U.S. military to carry out this expulsion of millions of people, many of whom have lived in America for years or even decades.

The U.S. military historically has not conducted immigration enforcement and does not normally conduct law enforcement functions.

But when Tom Fitton, president of the conservative group Judicial Watch, posted on social media that the next administration “will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program,” Trump responded: “TRUE!!!”

Nick Turse November 19, 2024

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