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 Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the cost will be.

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

Shortly after his inauguration, President Donald Trump said he would declare a national emergency at the southern U.S. border, aimed at intensifying immigration enforcement. The declaration empowers federal agencies to redirect funds and resources to bolster border security,

Donald Trump pledged to rescue America from what he described as years of betrayal and decline after he was sworn in as president on Monday, prioritizing a crackdown on illegal immigration and portraying himself as a national savior chosen by God.

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”.

In particular, the order regarding birthright citizenship – which grants citizenship to people born on U.S. soil regardless of their parents’ status under the 14th Amendment – sets Trump “on a collision course with the courts,” said Kevin Johnson, a professor of law and Chicano studies at UC Davis School of Law.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are enough to stop his confirmation.

The lawsuit filed in Seattle has been progressing the fastest of the five cases brought over the executive order.

After the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to consider every baby born in the US an American. Soon that may change.

As California braces for Trump's mass deportation plans, advocacy groups are mobilizing to defend immigrants with legal support.