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Law's Cassandra Burke Robertson expects President Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan to face legal and constitutional hurdles

MEDIA | January 22, 2025
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Trump’s idea to use military to deport over 10 million migrants faces legal, constitutional and practical hurdles
The ConversationCassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker Hostetler Professor of Law, said she expects President Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan—which includes mass deportations, potential military involvement and activating local law enforcement—to face many legal and constitutional hurdles. In addition to being legally complex and costly, with a $315 billion price tag, such efforts face constitutional challenges, economic disruptions and civil rights concerns, she said.

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