President Donald Trump has proclaimed “America’s decline is over” as he vowed to act swiftly through sweeping executive action.
He has declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border.
Trump said he planned to sign a series of executive orders to crack down on the border, boost domestic energy and end government-mandated diversity programmes.
The US President outlined a number of steps he plans to immediately take, including sending troops to the border and declaring some gangs and drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
Officials say Trump also plans to end birthright citizenship, meaning that children of undocumented migrants living in the US will no longer automatically be considered US citizens.
