During his four years in office, Donald Trump has stated that he intends to deport all illegal immigrants, but he will provide protection to those who entered the country as minors.In an interview with NBC on Sunday, the president-elect stated that he intends to attempt to terminate birthright citizenship, which grants citizenship to anyone born in the United States regardless of the immigration status of their parents, through executive order on his first day in office, Daily Dazzling Dawn understand.

Republican Mr Trump is expected to declare illegal immigration a national emergency when he takes office on January 20 and draw on resources from across the federal government to support a wide-ranging crackdown.The US Department of Homeland Security estimated some 11 million immigrants were in the country illegally as of January 2022, although the figure is likely higher today.In the NBC News interview, host Kirsten Welker asked Mr Trump if his plan was to deport everyone without legal status."I think you have to do it," Mr Trump said. "It’s a very tough thing to do. You know, you have rules, regulations, laws."

Mr Trump said he wanted a deal to protect so-called "dreamer" immigrants brought to the US illegally as children, saying Republicans are open to the idea.During his 2017-2021 presidency, Mr Trump tried to end a program that provides deportation relief and work permits to the immigrants, but was rebuffed by the Supreme Court.

His plans to try to end birthright citizenship will likely face legal challenges. The right stems from an amendment to the constitution and is supported by 1898 Supreme Court precedent.

Speaking to Ms Welker, Mr Trump suggested Republicans may need to pursue a constitutional amendment to address the issue, which would be an arduous process.

"We'll maybe have to go back to the people," he said.

Mr Trump's incoming border czar Tom Homan and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller both told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures" that Congress should provide a major funding increase for immigration enforcement.

The pro-immigration American Immigration Council estimated that deporting all immigrants in the US illegally over more than a decade would cost $88 billion annually.

Mr Homan said the minimum needed would be near that amount. "We're going to need as much money as Congress can get us," he added.