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Trump's Proposed Use of the Military for Deportations

The legal, constitutional, and practical hurdles are significant

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Prof. Cassandra Burke Robertson and I published a new piece today over at The Conversation about Trump's idea to use the military for deportations. In short: he has a tough road ahead.

Irina Manta is a Professor of Law and the Founding Director of the Center for Intellectual Property Law at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.