The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants was one of Donald Trump’s principal campaign promises in 2024. There has been a lot of debate about whether he will actually attempt to expel all of the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently in the country or whether he’ll focus on those convicted of serious crimes other than entering the U.S. illegally (an estimated 8,400 people). But as Inauguration Day rapidly approaches, a whole new question has arisen: Will the 47th president also go after major restrictions in legal avenues for immigration, including the bedrock principle of “birthright citizenship”?

Ed Kilgore December 11, 2024

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