Trump set to invoke wartime law to implement mass deportation – National [Video]

President Donald Trump is set to test the limits of his immigration crackdown by invoking a wartime law to deport immigrants alleged to be gang members without court hearings, a broad authority that could supercharge his mass deportation push and potentially sweep in people not charged with crimes.

After taking office, Trump ordered military and immigration officials to be ready by Feb. 3 to implement the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, last used to justify internment camps for people of Japanese, German and Italian descent during World War Two. The move – which would almost certainly face legal challenges – could allow him to bypass due process rights and rapidly remove migrants.

Trump, a Republican, stormed back into the White House promising to deport millions of immigrants in the U.S. illegally – an action he said was necessary after high levels of illegal immigration under Democrat Joe Biden.

Trump issued a flurry of executive …