The Trump administration has moved with lightning speed to roll out the president’s immigration agenda, effectively closing off the US southern border to asylum seekers, severely limiting who’s eligible to enter the United States and laying the groundwork to swiftly deport migrants already in the country.

Just after taking back the office, US President Donald Trump began his crackdown on illegal immigrants. Trump's administration arrested 500 illegal immigrants on Friday (Jan 24). This marks the first step towards Trump's promise to apprehend and deport "illegal criminals" from the United States.

The U.S. southern border has seen a sharp drop in migrant encounters entering between ports of entry at the southern border, according to a CBP source.

More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.

Washington — President Trump invoked muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration following his inauguration on Monday, tasking the military with border enforcement, moving to designate cartels and gangs as terrorist groups, shutting down asylum and refugee admissions and attempting to terminate birthright citizenship.