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Trump to issue 10 executive orders on immigration upon taking office

President-elect Donald Trump plans to issue 10 immigration-related executive orders on Monday, including declaring a national emergency at the border, a new White House official said.

The executive orders will follow promises Trump made during his election campaign to carry out mass deportations immediately after taking office.

Declaring a national emergency will allow the Department of Defense to deploy the Army and National Guard to the border. Officials declined to specify how many troops would be sent or the parameters of their actions, saying it would be up to the Defense Department to make those decisions.

The Trump administration also announced it would end birthright, the right of children born in the United States to claim citizenship regardless of their parents’ immigration status.

The official said Trump intends to end the practice called “catch and release.” Trump pledged during his first term to end the practice, but migrants were still released after crossing the border due to limits on ICE detention space.

The Trump administration will also reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, which allowed Trump during his first term to block migrants of all nationalities from crossing the border into the United States from Mexico until they have an appointment for asylum. The official did not specify whether this country had accepted any conditions on this subject.

The official also said they would continue building the border wall and suspend refugee resettlement for at least four months.

The administration also intends to target drug cartels and what it calls migrant gangs, specifically referring to MS-13 and Tren de Aragua. They intend to designate them as foreign terrorist organizations, the official said, which would make it illegal for anyone to provide aid or collaborate with these groups.

This is a developing story, please check back for updates.

Rana Adam

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