# A rational look at what Trump will/won't/can/can't do in his next term

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**Created:** [November 7, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876 "2024-11-07T17:59:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 9, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876/76 "2024-11-09T02:27:57Z")

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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> And it is not “unconstitutional to deport people without a trial” if they are undocumented immigrants or their visas have been revoked, and you’ll find that immigration is almost entirely within the purview of the executive.

The former head of ICE disagrees, but what does he know?

> **['Zero chance': Ex-ICE leader says Trump can't get 'anywhere close to where he...](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mass-deportations-zero-chance/)**
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> An immigration law expert warned that Donald Trump cannot carry out his sweeping plans to deport millions of people without breaking the law.The president-elect has pledged to strengthen border security and carry out mass deportations, which would...

> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> They don’t have to; they just have to refuse to hear a case.

Which, yet again, THEY COULD HAVE DONE SEVEN YEARS AGO BUT DIDN’T.

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