Gov. Pritzker: Military Use for Deportations May Be Illegal

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to use the U.S. military to assist in mass deportations of illegal immigrants “seems uncalled for and may, in fact, be unconstitutional and illegal.”

Trump on Monday confirmed he would declare a national emergency to carry out his campaign promise of mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.

Conservative activist Tom Fitton said earlier this month on social media that “reports are incoming” that Trump is “prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.”