The White House on Wednesday summarized U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping crackdown this week at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump took office on Monday and issued a raft of executive orders that aim to clamp down on illegal immigration and advance his goal of deporting millions of immigrants who are in the U.

Within hours of entering office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders regarding immigration, including declaring a national emergency.

An aide places the Presidential seal before President Donald Trump addresses guests and supporters in an overflow room in Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol for his Inauguration ceremony in Washington,

From ending birthright citizenship to declaring an emergency at the southern border, Trump signed several orders restricting immigration.

Trump, who said he would not be a dictator “except for Day 1” of his presidency, signed a record number of executive orders on Monday.