What is Donald Trump's policy on immigration?

Immigration may be the No. 1 issue on Donald Trump's priority list. Trump promises to massively deport millions of undocumented migrants if he wins the election.

At a rally in Colorado, Trump said he would target “all illegal migrant criminal networks operating on American soil.” His plan is to use a 1798 law “previously used to detain 'enemy aliens'” in times of war, Axios explained. Critics say the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 could also be used to detain “legal immigrants and their American-born children.” But a Trump spokesperson said Americans “want mass deportations of illegal immigrants and have more confidence in President Trump on this issue.”

Trump has “long committed” to widespread deportations, the Associated Press said. But his track record as president has revealed a “vast gap” between what he proposes and the “legal, fiscal and political realities” of mass deportations. The largest year of deportations on record took place under President Barack Obama in 2023, when more than 400,000 people were returned to their home countries. Trump proposes deporting more than 11 million people. “It’s going to be extraordinarily complicated and logistically difficult,” said Joseph Nunn of New York University Law School.

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“You have to do what you have to do”

Trump says the influx of undocumented migrants has contributed to increased crime and drug trafficking in the United States. Many migrants come “from prisons, and many of them from mental institutions,” he said in an interview with Time Magazine. And he pointed out that mass deportations have occurred in modern American history, under President Dwight Eisenhower. A modern version of this effort, he said, would likely involve the National Guard and even the Army. “You have to do what it takes to stop crime and what's happening at the border,” he said.

It would be expensive. “Arresting and deporting just 1 million people could cost taxpayers an estimated $20 billion,” CBS News said in an analysis. Expelling 11 million people during a single four-year presidential term “would cost more than 20 times” what the country has spent on deportations over the past five years. And critics say there would be other forms of fallout. Migrants make up a large portion of the U.S. agriculture workforce, meaning disruptions could “disrupt the U.S. food supply chain,” Quartz said. Similarly, homebuilders say Trump's eviction plans would “raise the cost of housing,” NBC News said.

Narrower pathways to legal immigration

Trump also targets legal migration, the New York Times said. The former president contends that legal immigration programs created under President Biden — such as those allowing Haitian refugees into the country — “allow for the entry into the country of immigrants who would otherwise be turned away.” Such a move is a continuation of Trump's efforts during his single term, when he “narrowed” legal pathways to asylum and attempted to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals focused on adults brought to the United States as children.

One thing is clear: Trump's rhetoric on immigration over the past decade has moved the country to the right. “Public opinion toward immigration in general has deteriorated,” Christian Paz said on Vox. Democrats have also shifted, focusing less on pathways to citizenship and more on securing borders. “Public feelings,” Paz said, “have changed dramatically.”

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