[Behind the Blue Wall]

Not entirely true. Courts will find a way to slow down some of it but it doesn’t matter, if there’s a will, the President can certainly do plenty.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Very true and the determination of “illegal” will be where the slow down takes place. Once determination has been made, off they can Go.

[GilGil]

Cruz sure seemed pretty sure the deportations were well within the president’s legal authority.

[iontheball]

Not entirely true. Courts will find a way to slow down some of it but it doesn’t matter, if there’s a will, the President can certainly do plenty.
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The deportation process is an Executive Branch action. Indeed, the Executive Branch has insisted in litigation that it is not a Judicial Branch matter. The Immigration Judges reside in the Justice Department and they are the ones who make the decisions on deportation. Therefore, it is uniquely an Executive Branch action and controlled by the President through the Attorney General.