Harry Litman - Will Trump Send the Military to Seize Illegal Immigrants?
Last time, we discussed how Trump’s proposal for recess appointments undermines the Senate’s constitutional role of advice and consent. This dispatch focuses on the similar effects of his announcement that he plans to use the armed forces to execute the largest deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.
On Monday, Trump responded to a social media post from the president of Judicial Watch, who claimed Trump would “use military assets” for a mass deportation program. Trump tweeted back, “TRUE!!!” (naturally, in all caps and with three exclamation points). Trump’s closest immigration adviser, recently appointed Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, has also promised a “100 percent perfect deportation rate.”
We don’t know the full details of the plan—nor, perhaps, does Trump himself. But what we do know is deeply troubling.
As a society, we share an unease with the idea of the armed forces being used for tasks meant for domestic law enforcement. Deploying the military for such purposes is a deep taboo in American society for good reason.
https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/will-trump-send-the-military-to-seize
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