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Professor Jennifer Koh, "How Trump 2.0 Could Make Mass Deportation a Reality" -- Los Angeles Times

Professor Jennifer Lee Koh's opinion article, "How Trump 2.0 Could Make Mass Deportation a Reality," is published in the Los Angeles Times. The article examines the existing and new tools that could be used to carry out mass immigrant deportations and considers local and community responses.

Excerpt from "How Mass Deportation Could Happen During Trump's Second Term"

Republican control of Congress for the next two years means that huge realignments of funding for mass deportations are possible. Additionally, a wholesale rewrite of the immigrations laws could be on the horizon, for instance, to make it even easier to deport green-card holders or eliminate entire visa categories. And what if Congress passes a new immigration law that violates the Constitution? Lawyers for the administration could invoke a controversial but persistent legal doctrine stating that when it comes to immigration, Congress has virtually unlimited power.

The complete article may be found at Los Angeles Times