Trump to issue 10 executive orders on immigration upon taking office
President-elect Donald Trump said he will declare a national emergency at the border, end birthright citizenship and reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy.
President-elect Donald Trump plans to issue 10 executive orders related to immigration on Monday, including declaring a national emergency at the border, an incoming White House official said.
The executive orders will follow Trump's promises on the campaign trail to issue mass deportations immediately after taking office.
Declaring a national emergency will allow the Department of Defense to deploy the military and the national guard to the border. Officials declined to elaborate on how many troops would be sent or the parameters of their actions, saying that it would be up to the Department of Defense to make those determinations.
The Trump administration also said it would end birthright citizenship, the right of children born in the U.S. to claim citizenship regardless of their parents' immigration status.
The official said Trump intends to end the practice referred to as "catch and release." Trump vowed in his first term to end the practice, but migrants were still released after crossing the border because of limits in ICE detention space.
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