Military Likely to Resist Trump's Mass Deportation Plan, Analyst Says

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Former President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportations of illegal immigrants may face strong resistance from the U.S. military, according to legal analyst Joseph Nunn. As the 2024 presidential election nears, immigration has emerged as a central issue, particularly with the ongoing surge in migrant border crossings. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows that over 2.4 million encounters occurred at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2023 fiscal year, up from around 1.7 million in 2021.

 

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has repeatedly promised mass deportations as part of his campaign, vowing to enlist the Army and local law enforcement to remove millions of illegal immigrants. His campaign spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, reiterated Trump’s plans, stating that he "would marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers."

 

However, Nunn, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s School of Law, believes the U.S. military is unlikely to cooperate with such a plan. He explained, "The military is going to see this and say this is not the kind of duty that soldiers signed up for. This is getting the military involved in domestic politics in a way the military doesn’t like to do." While Nunn acknowledged that Trump’s proposal could be legally viable, he highlighted the logistical challenges it would pose. "The military is not going to like doing it, and they are going to drag their feet as much as they can, but it is possible, so it should be taken seriously."

 

Former senior Homeland Security official John Sandweg expressed similar doubts, emphasizing the practical challenges of executing Trump’s plan. "On a practical level, it will be nearly impossible for [Trump] to do the things he's talking about, even if he could bring in the military," Sandweg said. Trump has indicated that he would prioritize the deployment of the National Guard, whose troops can be activated by state governors. According to Stephen Miller, Trump’s chief immigration policy advisor, sympathetic Republican governors would send National Guard troops to neighboring states that refuse to participate.

 

Miller explained last year that, for example, the "Alabama National Guard is going to arrest illegal aliens in Alabama and the Virginia National Guard in Virginia. And if you're going to go into an unfriendly state like Maryland, well, there would just be Virginia doing the arrest in Maryland."

 

Nunn’s remarks came after Trump announced that the mass deportation plan would begin in Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado—cities that have been central to anti-immigration rhetoric in recent weeks. Trump claimed that a Venezuelan gang had taken over parts of Aurora and made unfounded accusations that Haitian migrants in Springfield had been eating residents' pets. "We’re going to have the largest deportation in the history of our country, and we’re going to start with Springfield and Aurora," Trump declared.

 

However, both cities have pushed back on these claims. Aurora’s mayor, Mike Coffman, told Newsweek that while some apartment complexes had experienced issues with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, the gang was not in control of the area. Similarly, Springfield officials have debunked rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets and condemned Trump’s comments for sparking community tension. Last week, Springfield’s city hall, along with two elementary schools and the Clark County courthouse, had to be evacuated after a bomb threat containing "hateful language toward immigrants and Haitians" was sent. 

 

As the debate over immigration continues to heat up, Trump’s deportation plan may face significant hurdles—not only from legal and logistical challenges but also from a military unwilling to engage in domestic enforcement of immigration laws.

 

Based on a report from: Newsweek 2024-09-24

 

 

 

[Tug]

It’s most likely a moot point trump is trending towards an epic shellacking and the dustbin of history.

[jippytum]

Illegal is illegal.

People who enter a country illegally should be deported. 

[Paul Henry]

If Trump got in the chances are he would have forgotten what he had said about migrants months before and like the "wall" little if anything would be done.

[Tug]

12 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Illegal is illegal.

People who enter a country illegally should be deported. 

Most folks myself included agree the problem trump has is he wants to deport all migrants legal or not you know like the Haitians he’s lying about in Springfield Ohio they are legal they aren’t breaking the law…..there just the wrong color …..

[jippytum]

 illegal immigrants in some states in the US remain undetected by border officials long enough they are given some form of legal resident status. 

This is unfair to the many applicants who can legally

apply to enter the US. 

Illegal immigrants should be deported.

It will cost Trump  the Latino vote but he is the only politician worldwide with the guts to deport illegals. 

 

[thaipo7]

20 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Illegal is illegal.

People who enter a country illegally should be deported. 

This why the wall was not built under Trump.  Every where he turned, there were roadblocks.

[Tug]

7 minutes ago, jippytum said:

 illegal immigrants in some states in the US remain undetected by border officials long enough they are given some form of legal resident status. 

This is unfair to the many applicants who can legally

apply to enter the US. 

Illegal immigrants should be deported.

It will cost Trump  the Latino vote but he is the only politician worldwide with the guts to deport illegals. 

 

He’s so concerned then why did he kill the bipartisan border bill?the strongest reform in decades…became needs something to conn the gullible people with.again he wants to deport all migrants legal or not it’s a moot point anyway .thaipo the wall is a stupid idea easily breached and messes with the natural migration of the critters.

Edited 12 minutes ago by Tug