Trump orders wall to be built on Mexico border
- 25 January 2017
- From the section US & Canada
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for a wall to be built along the southern US border with Mexico.
He also signed an action to strip funds from US cities that are sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.
Mr Trump said in a TV interview that Mexico would "absolutely, 100%" reimburse the US for his wall.
Building a 2,000-mile wall along the Mexican border was one of his key pledges in the election campaign.
"We've been talking about this right from the beginning," he said as he signed the actions during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.
The executive orders are among several expected on immigration and border security this week.
They are likely to boost national security, restrict refugee access and block the issuing of visas to people from several predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa.
