据两名知情的美国官员透露,预计唐纳德·特朗普总统最早将于周五援引《外国敌人法》(Alien敌国法案),这是一项战时法律,允许总统拘留或驱逐敌国的当地人和公民,作为大规模驱逐行动的一部分。
国防部预计不会在援引该权力方面发挥作用,该权力可用于在没有听证的情况下驱逐一些移民。
多个消息来源称,政府内部一直在讨论援引该法案。
特朗普此前在竞选活动中表示,他计划援引该法案。
该法案自第二次世界大战以来就没有使用过,当时它被用来拘留日裔美国人。
第二次世界大战期间,《外国敌人法》被部分用来证明拘留未成为美国公民的日本移民是正当的。对日裔美国人更广泛的拘留是根据富兰克林·罗斯福总统签署的行政命令进行的,而不是《外国敌人法》,因为该法不适用于美国公民。
Trump expected to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act to carry out mass deportations: Sources
As early as Friday, President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act -- a wartime law that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation -- as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The Department of Defense is not expected to have a role in the invoking of the authority, which could be used to deport some migrants without a hearing.
There have been discussions inside the administration about invoking the act, multiple sources said.
Trump had previously said on the campaign trail that he planned to invoke the act.
The act hasn't been used since World War II, when it was used to detain Japanese Americans.
During World War II, the Alien Enemies Act was partially used to justify the internment of Japanese immigrants who had not become U.S. citizens. The broader internment of Japanese-Americans was carried out under executive orders signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and not the Alien Enemies Act since the law does not apply to U.S. citizens.