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.

Troops have assisted at the border before and will be limited to support roles unless the administration invokes the Insurrection Act.

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,

U.S.-Mexico border for a deployment that includes the use of military aircraft to conduct deportation flights and support for construction efforts to extend the wall that separates the two countries.

Events along the border are moving quickly following the flurry of executive orders. Deportations at low levels as Mexico prepares to receive migrants