Two high-profile prisoners have been released after Trump issued nearly 1,600 pardons and commutations in connection with the attack.

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

State and local leaders across the country are bracing for a tidal wave of aggressive immigration policies and possible mass deportations that President Donald Trump has vowed to enact in the hours and days following his inauguration Monday.

“Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America, and the revolution of common sense,” said Trump, who at midday Monday became only the second U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms, after Grover Cleveland in the late 1800s.

President Donald Trump has promised swift action on immigration, asylum and border security as he takes office today.

The executive orders will include deploying U.S. troops to the southern border, and ending birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants.

Trump issued an executive order limiting birthright citizenship to only the children of legal permanent residents or American citizens. Longstanding precedent, based on judicial rulings and the 14th Amendment, has granted U.S. citizenship to babies born on U.S. soil, with the exception of the kids of diplomats.

Immigrants rights groups are already contesting President Trump's sweeping executive orders aimed at combating illegal immigration.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders declaring illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, designating criminal cartels as terrorist organizations, and targeting automatic citizenship for U.

The notion that America is being invaded has become the defining theme of Mr Trump’s immigration policy. Hours after his inauguration the president issued ten executive orders on immigration and border enforcement “to repel the disastrous invasion of our country”.

Pro-immigrant groups in Philly promise they'll resist the president's efforts to treat immigrants more harshly.

President Donald Trump has promised a wave of deportations, which has caused fear and anxiety in New York City.