Trump signed two executive orders at the Department of Homeland Security, one of them ordering construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border. In cities such as San Francisco local officials, often Democrats, refuse to cooperate with federal authorities on actions against illegal immigrants. Trump has long said that he will make Mexico pay for the wall. "We'll be reimbursed at a later date from whatever transaction we make from Mexico," Trump told ABC on Wednesday. Trump made cracking down on illegal immigration a key element of his presidential campaign, with supporters often chanting "Build the wall," during his rallies.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2017 20:09 UTC