President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that when he returns to office in the early months of next year, he will declare a “national emergency” to use “military assets” to deport illegal immigrants.

Trump claimed Truth Social after replying, “TRUE!!!” to a post by Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch that quoted him saying he would.
“GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump administration prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program,” Fitton wrote on the social media platform.

“Trump has vowed to enact the largest deportation in history, starting when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20. Any attempt to use active-duty troops would be subject to legal challenges, as the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 limits the federal government from using the military to enforce domestic policy,” the New York Post reported.