US Leader Casts Doubt on Legal Protections Amid Mass Deportation Campaign

International observers warn the United States may be entering a period where its constitutional architecture is increasingly shaped — or discarded — by executive will.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — As part of a sweeping campaign to expel millions of people from its territory, the government of the United States is pursuing policies that appear to sideline constitutional protections once considered a hallmark of its democratic system.