President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign 10 executive actions shortly after taking office that will overhaul the way immigration is enforced, including directing the U.S. military to take a greater role in border security, incoming White House officials told reporters Monday.
The orders create sweeping new mandates for the Department of Defense, suspend asylum and begin the orchestration of an attack on the principle of birthright citizenship that Trump promised on the campaign trail.
Under the orders, Trump will direct the Department of Defense to send members of the armed forces and National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border and to use military resources to complete the construction of the wall that lines much of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The orders also will reclassify street gangs with foreign roots as foreign terrorist organizations, officials said.
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