Donald Trump has pledged to quickly subdue migrant crossings at the southern border by restoring the policies of his first term, including “Remain in Mexico.”

US President-elect Donald Trump has made more key appointments ahead of his return to the White House in January Tom Homan, who served in the last Trump administration, will be the "border tsar" - he says any Democrats who want to block plans for mass deportations of illegal immigrants should "get the hell out our way" New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik will become US ambassador to the United Nations Trump is also expected to name Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy,

Trump named Thomas Homan, former acting ICE director, to lead mass deportation effort as "border czar" in a post on Truth Social.

Immigrants, their employers and groups who work with them are already taking action ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term, in which he has promised to deport millions of people.

Donald Trump’s new “border tsar” told Democrat governors to “get the hell out of the way” so he could carry out mass deportations in their states.