Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days.
Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days.
The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.
The little-known 18th-century law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, gives the president tremendous authority to target and remove undocumented immigrants, though legal experts have argued it would face an uphill battle in court.