This is where Mr Trump’s talk of an “invasion” becomes more than rhetorical bombast. Framing the cartels as terrorists invading America is meant to legitimise his use of the law. And because America is being invaded, Mr Trump argues, he can block anyone from crossing the border. The courts may not see it that way. ■

Acting deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s memo giving federal prosecutors the power to investigate local officials for alleged obstruction of immigration enforcement “sent shockwaves through the legal and political world,” Honig said on CNN’s “Newsnight.”

About 88,000 undocumented immigrants live in the Palmetto state, according to estimates; officials and advocates are on alert for potential impacts

The executive orders will include deploying U.S. troops to the southern border, and ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

President Donald Trump has promised a wave of deportations, which has caused fear and anxiety in New York City.

As California braces for Trump's mass deportation plans, advocacy groups are mobilizing to defend immigrants with legal support.

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense,” said Trump, who at midday Monday became only the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

"My office is a law enforcement entity. We are going to follow the Constitution and uphold the law," Krasner said as Trump officials threatened consequences for uncooperative local officials.

Both India and the US have faced a massive challenge from illegal immigration. US President Donald Trump has taken radical measures to secure the southern border and prevent illegal immigration. This is why India has found it challenging to fence its border with Bangladesh,

Enforcement agents may now go into churches under President Donald Trump's executive order that overturned years of U.S. policy.