Eric Gay / AP
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a series of executive actions Wednesday on immigration, including plans on his often-repeated campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border.
The president is scheduled to travel to the Department of Homeland Security in the afternoon, where he is expected to detail his plan. In a tweet posted Tuesday night, Trump confirmed reports that a wall would be among some of the actions taken Wednesday.
The New York Times reported the plan will include an order to direct federal funds toward building the wall. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Mexico would pay for the wall, which multiple public officials in Mexico have said will not happen.
Civil rights groups also expect Trump to sign orders that would somehow limit immigration and refugees from "terror prone" countries in the Middle East — a move that had been expected following his vow during the election to stop immigration of Muslim immigrants to the US.
Trump often repeated his promise to build a wall, blaming an increase on crime and drug use on illegal immigration. He's also suggested cutting off immigration from Middle Eastern countries citing national security.
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