Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
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.
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-elect Donald Trump has arrived at the White House in advance of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday.
Some may have even been at airports ready to board when an executive order from President Donald Trump abruptly shut down the U.S. refugee admissions program. And while the order banning most refugee admissions was not set to take effect until Monday, Sacramento-area resettlement agencies say the shutdown has already started.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that would possibly create a national digital asset stockpile for the first time along with promoting the advancement of cryptocurrencies.
We’re tracking the executive orders Trump signed on his first day in office, just hours after being inaugurated as president.
The notion that America is being invaded has become the defining theme of Mr Trump’s immigration policy. Hours after his inauguration the president issued ten executive orders on immigration and border enforcement “to repel the disastrous invasion of our country”.
The lawsuit to block the president’s executive order is the first salvo in what is likely to be a long-running legal fight over immigration policy.
After the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to consider every baby born in the US an American. Soon that may change.
From federal funding to the restaurant industry, Trump’s executive orders are having early implications for the region he’s expected to visit Friday.