The executive orders will include deploying U.S. troops to the southern border, and ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
Trump promises to sign executive actions to address immigration and border security. Some will likely spark legal battles.
The planned orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.
Incoming White House officials outlined a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that include declaring a national emergency at the US southern border and kicking off the process to end birthright citizenship,
President Donald Trump’s plans to curb immigration and beef up border security began taking effect soon after he was inaugurated Monday as he made good on campaign promises.
President-elect Donald Trump is planning to invoke muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration after his inauguration on Monday.
It’s unclear how Trump would end automatic citizenship for everyone born in the country. Other orders are expected to be immediately challenged in the courts.
Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.
The new president said he’ll work with Abbott to quickly build the border wall and crack down on illegal immigration.
Under the national border emergency declaration, the Trump administration intends to use the U.S. military to crack down on illegal immigration, combat transnational gangs and drug trafficking and execute his promised mass deportations of undocumented migrants.
Trump is declaring a national border emergency and taking others steps to curb immigration. Here's what that means.