The executive orders will include deploying U.S. troops to the southern border, and ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.
President Donald Trump announced multiple immigration executive orders on his first day in office, which could have negative economic impacts.
Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would declare illegal immigration a national emergency, send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, and reinstate his "remain in Mexico" policy as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown.
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,
Trump promises to sign executive actions to address immigration and border security. Some will likely spark legal battles.
President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her disagreement with the “unilateral deportations” of Mexican nationals living in the U.S. and Trump's “Remain in Mexico” policy.
President Trump has announced that there will be an immediate process of returning millions of criminal aliens to where they came from; stating that it will be done at a level never seen before.
Legal experts and researchers say incoming President Donald Trump's promised mass deportations could actually end up undermining goals of public safety and national security.
Trump campaigned largely on the issue of immigration, promising to carry out mass deportations of roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S.
I think it is undoubtedly the case that the U.S. needs to assert control over who enters and lives and works in this country, but it would be a profound mistake to reduce immigration or to try to deport the people who live here already.
Like his predecessors, Trump did little on his first Inauguration Day. Eight years later, Trump has promised a Day One full of executive orders.