On November 18, 2024, local time, US President-elect Trump confirmed on the “Truth Social” platform that he would declare a “national emergency” in the United States after taking office and use military resources to deport illegal immigrants on a large scale.

American conservative commentator Tom Fitton previously posted on social media that “Trump, who is about to take office, is ready to declare a national emergency and will use military means to deport illegal immigrants.” Trump forwarded and responded “That’s right!”. Carolyn Levitt, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, said that Trump will mobilize all necessary federal and state powers to implement the largest deportation operation in US history against “criminals, drug dealers and human traffickers.”

There are a large number of illegal immigrants in the United States, estimated to be about 11 million. During the campaign, Trump said that on the first day of his presidency, he would launch the largest deportation plan in US history to drive “criminals” and other illegal immigrant groups out of the United States as soon as possible. However, Democratic officials in many states in the United States have stated that they may not cooperate with the implementation of these plans.