This policy shift reinstates expedited deportations nationwide, sparking fears of devastating impacts on immigrant families and U.S. citizen children.

Action empowers agents in CBP and ICE to enforce Trump administration's 'immigration laws and catch criminal aliens -- including murderers and rapists -- who have illegally come into our country' - An

The directives - which direct immigration officials to use “common sense” - are a departure from a long-standing policy.

Trump has rescinded long-standing policies restricting immigration enforcement in sensitive areas such as schools, churches, and hospitals.

President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States,

The Justice Department has directed prosecutors to investigate any state and local officials who may stand in the way of the Trump administration's efforts

The orders include declaring a national emergency to deploy military personnel to the border, suspending refugee resettlement and ending birthright citizenship.

The Trump administration revoked a Biden-era policy that prohibited ICE arrests at or near schools, places of worship and other "sensitive locations."

Signing orders his officials called "common-sense immigration policies," the actions included declaring a national emergency at the U.S. southern border, deploying armed forces, finishing border wall construction, and ending asylum and birthright citizenship.

Trump’s administration reinstates controversial measures, including 'Remain in Mexico' policy, and ends safeguards for “so-called ‘sensitive’ areas.”

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on American soil.