Trump's border enforcement unleashes new weapon against illegal immigration

AI technology emerges as a tool for Trump's immigration enforcement strategy, enhancing border security and accelerating deportation while maintaining rule of law.

RJ Hauman is visiting adviser in the Heritage Foundation's Border Security and Immigration Center.

But restoring the rule of law does not stop at the border. Interior enforcement pertains to the entire immigration lifecycle—from arrest to detention to removal. To execute mass deportation, everything at President Trump’s disposal must be fully activated, properly executed, and statutorily entrenched.

Now, with the One Big Beautiful Bill finally signed into law, the Trump administration has no excuse not to deliver across the board on immigration enforcement. The tools exist, and artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most important among them.