Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his goal of curbing illegal immigration.

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.

President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of migrants who can’t be sent back to their home countries.

United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (local time) that he will sign an executive order to prepare a facility at Guantanamo Bay to house deported migrants, The Hill reported. The order will direct the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,

The Trump administration has prioritized a crackdown on immigration as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers carry out raids across the country.