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U.S. under Trump Series: Trump team readies for mega changes to immigration

Once the President-elect Donald Trump formally becomes the President of the United States this month, one can expect big changes to US immigration. According to the latest information from Reuters, the Trump team has planned to hit the ground running in the very first month on the US immigration. Trump’s transition team has already met with officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and asked to make an assessment of all the assets and resources available to them to build a border wall with Mexico.

The Trump transition team has also asked for the copies of all executive orders sent by President Obama to immigration officials since he took office in 2009. Mr. trump has already said that he plans to undo all the Obama executive orders on immigration.

The team asked about Operation Phalanx, an aerial surveillance program that authorizes 1,200 Army National Guard airmen to monitor the southern border for drug trafficking and illegal migration. The program once deployed 6,000 airmen under President George W. Bush but was downsized by Barack Obama.

During his campaign, Mr. Trump has promised to be tough on illegal immigration and suggested that he might deport all the illegal immigrants in the country.

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