Trump orders Mexico border wall

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for a wall to be built along the southern US border with Mexico, report agencies.
He also signed an action to strip funds from US cities that are sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.
Trump said in a TV interview that Mexico would "absolutely, 100%" reimburse the US for his wall. Building a 2,000-mile wall along the Mexican border was one of his key pledges in the election campaign.
"We've been talking about this right from the beginning," he said as he signed the actions during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.
The executive orders are among several expected on immigration and border security this week.
They are likely to boost national security, restrict refugee access and block the issuing of visas to people from several predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa.
“Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!” Trump tweeted late Tuesday.
Trump launched his presidential campaign with a promise to build a wall along America’s long—and porous—southern border with Mexico, coupled with a tough immigration stance.
He also called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” until authorities can better screen those who come into the country.
What remains unclear is how the orders would be implemented by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who told his confirmation hearing that the border wall might not “be built anytime soon.”
On Thursday, Trump is expected to sign executive orders on immigration and on so-called sanctuary cities, where local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities on such things as handing over illegal immigrants for deportation.
The orders would restrict immigration and access to the United States for refugees and visa holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to the Post, which noted that citizens from many of these countries already face big obstacles in obtaining US visas.
Immigration experts told the newspaper that the orders would stop all admissions of refugees for 120 days, including those seeking shelter from Syria’s brutal civil war, and a 30-day halt to issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some countries with Muslim majorities.
The Post cited people familiar with the matter as saying that Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon, his attorney general pick Jeff Sessions and other senior advisers were heavily involved in discussions about the orders.
Trump has also controversially vowed to scrap the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which his predecessor Barack Obama instituted in 2012.
The program allows more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the country as young children to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation.
But whether, and how, Trump addresses DACA this week was unclear.
“Many options are being worked through on DACA,” the Post quoted a  White House official as saying.In addition to the border wall, Trump also wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Mexico and Canada, warning last week that he would abandon the pact unless the United States gets “a fair deal.”

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Trump orders Mexico border wall

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for a wall to be built along the southern US border with Mexico, report agencies. He also signed an action to strip funds from US cities that are sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants. Trump said in a TV interview that Mexico would absolutely, 100% reimburse the US for his wall. Building a 2,000-mile wall along the Mexican border was one of his key pledges in the election campaign. Weve been talking about this right from the beginning, he said as he signed the actions during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday. The executive orders are among several expected on immigration and border security this week. They are likely to boost national security, restrict refugee access and block the issuing of visas to people from several predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa. Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall! Trump tweeted late Tuesday. Trump launched his presidential campaign with a promise to build a wall along Americas longand poroussouthern border with Mexico, coupled with a tough immigration stance. He also called for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until authorities can better screen those who come into the country. What remains unclear is how the orders would be implemented by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who told his confirmation hearing that the border wall might not be built anytime soon. On Thursday, Trump is expected to sign executive orders on immigration and on so-called sanctuary cities, where local officials refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities on such things as handing over illegal immigrants for deportation. The orders would restrict immigration and access to the United States for refugees and visa holders from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, according to the Post, which noted that citizens from many of these countries already face big obstacles in obtaining US visas. Immigration experts told the newspaper that the orders would stop all admissions of refugees for 120 days, including those seeking shelter from Syrias brutal civil war, and a 30-day halt to issuing immigrant and non-immigrant visas to people from some countries with Muslim majorities. The Post cited people familiar with the matter as saying that Trumps chief strategist Steve Bannon, his attorney general pick Jeff Sessions and other senior advisers were heavily involved in discussions about the orders. Trump has also controversially vowed to scrap the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which his predecessor Barack Obama instituted in 2012. The program allows more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the country as young children to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. But whether, and how, Trump addresses DACA this week was unclear. Many options are being worked through on DACA, the Post quoted a White House official as saying.In addition to the border wall, Trump also wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Mexico and Canada, warning last week that he would abandon the pact unless the United States gets a fair deal. Related Earlier Story on Page 14