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President Trump will announce a “sweeping border crackdown” in a speech Tuesday and is considering the use of “emergency powers” to stop a large migrant caravan from entering if its thousands of members complete their trek from Honduras to the southern U.S. border, The Washington Post reports. The president is reportedly “considering steps” to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum, which the Post reports could lead to fights in federal court. A draft proposal reviewed by the newspaper considers using Trump’s authority to “declare certain migrants ineligible for asylum for national security reasons,” reportedly the same authority Trump used to invoke the travel ban against certain Muslim-majority countries. Trump is also reportedly expected to “lay out his vision for an overhaul of immigration policies and border security” to invigorate his base one week before the midterm elections. The migrant caravan is reportedly thousands of miles away from the southern border, and many in their ranks have given up the trek. The caravan is estimated to be between 3,000 and 4,000 people, and will likely arrive at the border in “at least two weeks.”