Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Wednesday for the first time he would deploy National Guard troops to deport undocumented immigrants if President-elect Donald Trump makes the request. Speaking to reporters after a groundbreaking event at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology on White Bridge Road in Nashville,

Estimates of the effects of the president-elect's plan to expel millions of undocumented workers are colored by politics, but detailed studies warn of major labor disruption, spiking business costs, and negative economic growth.

“If the proposal sounds unfamiliar, it’s because it actually never came to light. Instead, the industry gave up on the idea,” said Orlando Weekly journalist McKenna Schueler, who broke the story last month, as she spoke at the immigration forum.

He can’t turn incendiary rhetoric into action without help from other countries, policy expert Dara Lind says.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota also said Sunday that he's willing to stand up to President-elect Donald Trump when they disagree.

Donald Trump said he'd launch the “largest deportation” in American history. To do it, he'll need to address a massive backlog in immigration court cases.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is ready to assist President-elect Donald Trump carry out "the largest deportation in U.S. history" after Trump takes office Jan. 20.