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Trump to Invoke Wartime Authority in Chilling Deportation Move

SO IT BEGINS

The centuries-old act was last invoked after the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Erkki Forster
Erkki Forster 

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Donald Trump speaks following the ceremonial swearing-in of James Mattis as secretary of defense on January 27, 2017.
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Erkki Forster

Erkki Forster

Breaking News Intern

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