Trump ready to ‘seal’ border from immigrants on Day 1

President-elect Trump is signaling he wants to completely reshape the nation’s immigration laws starting on Jan. 20, the day he officially takes office. 

Immigration has always been Trump’s core issue, and he has made clear he plans to follow through on sweeping promises he made on the topic throughout the 2024 campaign.

He’s announced appointments on immigration that reinforce those intentions, and he signaled in a weekend interview he intends to push for mass deportations and an end to birthright citizenship.

While much of what Trump will try to do will be through executive action, allies have also indicated they will push for Republicans in Congress to prioritize border security measures and changes to immigration law as part of a budget reconciliation package in the early weeks of Trump’s second term.