Up to three million undocumented migrants could be deported from the United States after US President-elect Donald Trump takes office, he said in an interview after his surprise victory.

CBS reported, Trump said that, "What we are going to do is get the people that are criminal and have criminal records, gang members, drug dealers, where a lot of these people, probably two million, it could be even three million we are getting them out of our country or we are going to incarcerate (them)."

House Speaker Paul Ryan said, "I think we should put people's minds at ease on mass deportation, because the top priority is really border security."  

Regarding the wall on the US border with Mexico, Trump said, the barrier to be erected on the US-Mexico border may not consist entirely of brick and mortar, while fencing could be used in some areas.

"There could be some fencing," Trump said. "But for certain areas, a wall is more appropriate. I'm very good at this, it's called construction." he added.

Republican Trump had made security at the US-Mexico border a central plank of his presidential campaign. Trump also repeatedly promised to make Mexico pay for the border wall during his presidential campaign, as a part of his plan to toughen immigration law and secure the border.

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