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.

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

The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on board.

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.

U.S. military and police forces began the first deportation flights for illegal immigrants under President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown nationwide and particularly at the southern border.

The Department of Homeland Security moved quickly to implement a slew of President Donald Trump's immigration initiatives.

As the Trump administration ramped up its immigration crackdown, officials said 538 undocumented immigrants were arrested on Thursday and two U.S. military planes flew deported migrants to Guatemala.

US authorities arrested 38 illegal migrants and deported hundreds in a large operation following Trump’s second inauguration.