Trump affirms his intention to employ the military to carry out mass deportations and declare a national emergency.

Donald Trump, the president-elect, announced Monday that he will declare a state of emergency in order to fulfill his campaign pledge to remove large numbers of undocumented migrants from the United States.

When Judicial Watch's Tom Fitton posted on social media earlier this month that there were rumors the new administration was getting ready to make such a declaration and employ "military assets" to deport the migrants, Trump replied overnight.

"It's true!" Trump wrote.

Trump promised that as soon as he takes office, he will begin mass deportations.

He declared, "On Day 1, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out," at a Madison Square Garden rally in the final days of the presidential campaign. "I will rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in jail, then kick them the hell out of our country as fast as possible."