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WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump is expected to order the construction of his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border and take other actions on immigration, a cornerstone of his presidential campaign.
Trump is planning a visit to the Department of Homeland Security, where he will roll out executive actions on immigration.
Staying true to form, Trump took to Twitter on January 14 night, and posted, “Big day planned on National Security among many other things, we will build the wall!”
Trump’s push for a border wall started with his campaign announcement back in June 2015.
"I would build a Great Wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me, and I’ll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border and I will have Mexico pay for that wall, mark my words," Trump said at the time.
His wall proposal was a rallying cry for both his supporters and opponents. His supporters saw a candidate speaking plainly about border security, while his opponents called the plan divisive.
The order will be signed the same day the Mexican foreign minister, Luis Videgaray, arrives in Washington prior to a trip by his country’s President at the end of the month.
Trump also is expected to move forward with plans to curb funding of sanctuary cities that don’t arrest or detain immigrants living in the US illegally, which could cost individual jurisdictions millions of dollars.
Sources said that Trump, later this week, may order the suspension of entries to the US from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya.
The order bans those who engaged in bigotry, honor killings, violence against women and persecuted other religions from entering the country.
Other executive actions expected soon include bolstering border patrol agents by 5,000 and ending what Republicans have argued is a catch-and-release system at the border.
The sources said Trump will call for a victims’ advocacy office for victims of crimes by illegal immigrants and increased overall transparency.
Currently, some immigrants caught crossing the border illegally are given notices to report back to immigration officials at a later date.