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Trump said he would use U.S. military to carry out mass deportations

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64% Informative

Donald Trump said on Monday that he would use the U.S. military to carry out mass deportations.

The military historically has not conducted immigration enforcement and does not normally conduct law enforcement functions.

The Pentagon was publicly dismissive of Trump ’s pledge to employ the military to deport millions of people.

A onetime mass deportation operation would cost at least $315 billion , according to a recent analysis.

Experts say that military involvement in any deportation plan would mark a fundamental shift for the armed forces, which do not normally conduct domestic law enforcement operations.

Trump has also said he would invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 , to expel suspected members of drug cartels.

VR Score

67

Informative language

67

Neutral language

46

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

likely offensive

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not hateful

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detected

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short-lived

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