Trump administration weighs sending 10,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border

Washington — Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border and using Department of Defense bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation as they plan their dramatic crackdown on illegal immigration, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In an executive action Mr. Trump signed upon

Trump warns he’ll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments

President Trump is threatening to use his powers to adjourn Congress so he can make recess appointments for at least some of his top Cabinet nominees and their deputies, enabling them to begin running the largest federal departments.  Mr. Trump most recently raised the prospect of plunging the executive and legislative branches into uncharted constitutional

DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration agenda

The Justice Department’s new leadership directed prosecutors and law enforcement across the country to focus on enacting President Trump’s immigration policies and said they should potentially charge state or local officials who impede their efforts, according to a memo sent to employees on Tuesday and obtained by CBS News. “The Supremacy Clause and other authorities

U.S. border agents told to summarily deport migrants without asylum hearings

Washington — Citing President Trump’s extraordinary move to close the American asylum system, U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally without allowing them to request legal protection, according to internal government documents and agency officials. Just hours after being sworn in, Mr. Trump invoked sweeping presidential authorities