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

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

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

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

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.

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The move is part of President Trump's agenda to enforce immigration laws and fulfill his campaign promises of mass deportations.

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, the southern border witnessed an outflow of persons who secured entry under Biden’s tenure, with news outlets pointing to large columns of people marching out of the United States.