In an appearance at the Department of Homeland Security, Trump kicked off the rollout of a series of directives aimed at clamping down on the estimated 11 million immigrants living illegally in the United States and potentially tightening restrictions on those trying to come to the country through legal channels.
Aides said more directives could come later this week, including new restrictions on refugees and immigrants from Muslim-majority countries over concerns about terrorism.
The presidential directives signed Wednesday aim to create more detention centers, add thousands of Border Patrol agents and withhold federal funds from what are known as sanctuary cities, which do not comply with federal immigration laws. One order calls for the “immediate construction of a physical wall.”
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