President Donald Trump can’t overhaul immigration policy without Congress, but local law enforcement could expedite deportations and detain the undocumented.

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. ■

President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff and a travel ban on Colombia after the South American nation's president refused to allow 160 deportees on two military planes to land in that country Sunday.

U.S. President Donald Trump says that he’s ordering tariffs, visa restrictions and other retaliatory measures against Colombia after its government rejected two military flights carrying migrants

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he rejected deportation flights because the deportees were being transported in military aircraft.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

The Senate voted on Saturday morning to confirm Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, installing a long-time Trump ally at the helm of an agency poised to play a central role in the president’s promised immigration crackdown.