Trump declares his intention to deploy the military to wipe out large numbers of people.

On Monday, President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his intention to declare a border security emergency and deploy the US military to conduct a mass expulsion of undocumented migrants.

Trump has pledged to deport millions of people and stabilise the border with Mexico after record numbers of migrants crossed illegally during President Joe Biden’s administration. Immigration was a major issue during the election campaign.

The president-elect was “prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program,” according to a recent post by a conservative activist that Trump reacted to on his social media platform Truth Social.

Trump added the comment, “True!” beside the retweet.

With his victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on November 5, Trump completed an incredible return to the presidency.

Tom Homan, the former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been named his “border czar,” and he has been announcing a cabinet full of immigration hardliners.

“I got a message to the millions of illegal immigrants that Joe Biden’s released in our country: You better start packing now,” Homan told fans during his July appearance at the Republican National Convention.

An estimated 11 million people are illegally residing in the United States, according to authorities. About 20 million families are anticipated to be directly impacted by Trump’s deportation proposal.

While the US government has been grappling with managing its southern border with Mexico for years, Trump has heightened tensions by asserting that a migrant “invasion” is taking place, with the goal of raping and killing Americans.

Using defamatory language about foreigners who “poison the blood” of the United States and misrepresenting his audiences about immigration statistics and policy, Trump frequently attacked unauthorised immigrants during his campaign.

Throughout his presidential campaign, Trump made repeated promises to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations, but he has not provided any specifics on his immigration crackdown.

Critics claim that the law is out of date and cite its most recent application, which placed Japanese-Americans in internment camps without following the proper procedures, during World War II.

After hitting a record 250,000 interactions in December 2023, the number of US border patrol encounters with migrants entering the country illegally from Mexico is now roughly equal to that of 2020, the final year of Trump’s first term.