In September Elon Musk, a South African-born American whose firms employ many foreign engineers, posted on his website X that “the legal immigration process in America needs to be greatly streamlined and expanded.

Donald Trump has backed calls for a "national emergency" plan as part of his mass deportation policy. Writing on his Truth Social platform, the President-elect responded to reports that he was considering the move in order to secure the use of military resources in carrying out deportations of foreign criminals who have entered the country illegally.

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday his new administration will declare a national state of emergency over illegal immigration. The confirmation came via Truth Social, where Trump shared a post about the emergency declaration.