Mexico's President Sheinbaum says she will work with Trump on deportations, border issues and cartels, but laughs at his 'Gulf of America' order.

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.

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. ■

Donald Trump is considering sending 10,000 troops to the US-Mexico border as part of a huge immigration crackdown, according to a leaked internal memo. As part of his promise to tackle the issue of illegal immigrants coming into America from the South, the newly returned President has already pledged to continue building the border wall.

President Donald Trump's administration has directed U.S. prosecutors to criminally probe state and local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took office.

Groups of migrants began to be deported to Mexico on Tuesday night as border shelters and authorities brace themselves for President Donald Trump's promised campaign of mass deportations.

Mexico was raising sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to carry out mass deportations. (AP/Martín Silva Rey)

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday deployment of an extra 1,500 US troops to the Mexican border, as he stepped up a crackdown against illegal immigration and diversity programs in a