Incoming White House officials outlined a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that include declaring a national emergency at the US southern border and kicking off the process to end birthright citizenship,

President-elect Donald Trump’s first historic act in the White House will be signing 10 executive orders specifically focused on the border, the first of more than 200 actions that his office has promised to blast through in his first days in office.

If Trump fulfills his campaign promises on immigration, he could disrupt a fragile equilibrium at the southern border and hurt the economy.

WASHINGTON - Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would declare illegal immigration a national emergency, send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, and reinstate his "remain in Mexico" policy as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to carry out operations in the coming days to deport undocumented immigrants deemed to be public safety or national security threats. Immigration was a key campaign issue for President-elect Donald Trump and he's expected to use executive powers to restore the "Remain-in-Mexico" policy.

By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON/PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will declare illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency,

America is making Donald Trump president again, and the billionaire Republican announced executive orders on illegal immigration and energy policy after being sworn into office Monday. “Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders.