By Ted Hesson and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he will declare illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, send troops there and ramp up deportations of criminal offenders,

Trump pledged to declare a national emergency at the country’s southern border and “begin the process of returning millions of criminal aliens” to their home countries. The president said he would reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” program that began under his first administration.

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump on Monday is expected to declare a national border emergency and order the U.S. armed forces to "repel forms of invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border, including illegal migration and drug trafficking,

Newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would declare illegal immigration a national emergency, send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, and reinstate his "remain in Mexico" policy as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown.

After his swearing-in on Monday, Trump will declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and tap the military to deploy there to build additional barriers. He will also roll back many of President Biden’s actions in an attempt to essentially close off the border from any migrants seeking to make asylum claims.