President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border. The order authorizes U.S. Northern Command

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national border emergency and ordered the U.S. armed forces to repel "forms of invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border, including illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Another order will designate certain international cartels and crime organizations as terrorist groups, while another will direct the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense to finish construction of the border wall and deploy personnel to control the border,

WASHINGTON—President Trump signed executive orders to overhaul border and energy policies and end diversity programs across the federal government, unwinding signature Biden administration policies on the first day of his second term.

President Donald Trump has promised swift action on immigration, asylum and border security as he takes office today.