President Donald Trump will soon follow up his promise to implement a 1798 law to speed up the expulsion of illegal immigrants from America, according to a new report.
“I will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil,” he said during the presidential campaign, according to NPR.
“Those were the old days, when they had tough politicians,” he also said en route to winning the race for the White House. “Think of that, 1798. Oh, it’s a powerful act. You couldn’t pass something like that today.”
The act gives Trump the power to expel non-citizens during a time of national emergency. Trump could invoke it as soon as Friday, according to CNN.
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