Trump issues a slew of immigration-related executive orders on first day of new term
President Donald Trump signed executive orders declaring a national emergency at the border and reinstating the "Remain in Mexico" policy, among other immigration-related actions.
President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders related to immigration on his first day in office, including declaring a national emergency at the border. He made the actions official during a signing at the Oval Office on Monday.
The executive orders follow Trump’s promises on the campaign trail to issue mass deportations immediately after taking office.
“Illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came,” Trump said during his inaugural address.
Changes to the immigration system have already begun. CBP One, a government app used by migrants to submit their information and schedule appointments at southwest border ports of entry, is no longer available for that purpose, according to a statement posted on the Customs and Border Protection website.
Existing appointments scheduled through the app have been canceled, the statement added. App users began receiving pop-up notifications saying CBP One appointments “are no longer valid” in different languages on Monday. Hours later, President Trump signed an executive order to end the program.
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