Here Is How Trump Moved to Seal the Southern Border on Day 1
President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.
Trump Inherits Better Southern Border Situation Than He Left Biden
Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
Here are the executive actions and orders Trump signed on Day 1
We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.
Trump signs order to close US southern border
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the country's southern border. It concerns the closure of entry for illegal migrants, the White House website reports. "The President has the authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
What Does Trump's National Emergency Declaration on Southern Border Mean?
The national emergency declaration will allow the Trump administration to deploy armed forces and National Guard members to the border. Trump said troops will "repel the disastrous invasion of our country." It's unclear how many troops will be sent to the border.
President Trump signs executive orders targeting DEI, immigration
The Trump administration is considering sending as many as 10,000 US troops to the southern border and potentially using military bases to hold migrants.
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Donald Trump is targeting Mexico like no other country
M ore than any other country, Donald Trump went after Mexico on his first day in office. He ordered its criminal gangs to be ...
Trump announces national emergency at southern border after sworn in as 47th president
President-elect Donald Trump has arrived at the White House in advance of his inauguration as the 47th president of the ...
Trump Shifts Tone on California After Touring Palisades Fire Damage: “We’re Going to be With You”
The president was greeted by Gov. Newsom in L.A. Friday afternoon for a brief trip where he announced that the state will ...
Trump DHS finds 'mass influx' of illegal migrants at southern border, requests assistance from all 50 states
President Trump's Department of Homeland Security finds "an actual or imminent mass influx" of illegal immigrants at the southern border.
Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump administration cracks down
As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to ...
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Donald Trump Just Cut All Foreign Aid to Ukraine and Most of the World
Donald Trump’s administration issued a 90-day pause on all foreign aid, with exceptions for Israel and Egypt, according to a ...
Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight ...
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his first week back in office
From his inaugural address continuing through a flurry of executive actions, press conferences and interviews Trump relied on ...