President-elect Donald Trump is set to launch a spate of executive measures on his first day in office to increase immigration enforcement and pull down President Joe Biden's signature legal entrance programs, according to three individuals familiar with the situation.

According to the sources, the executive measures would allow federal immigration authorities to detain people with no criminal records, send additional troops to the US-Mexico border, and resume border wall construction.

Trump is also expected to discontinue Biden's humanitarian programs, which enabled hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter lawfully in recent years, and to urge those with expired visas to depart willingly, according to individuals who declined to be identified. "All of these should be on the table," said Mark Morgan, an immigration officer during Trump's first term who did not represent the Trump transition team. Trump's first executive orders would set the stage for his immigration plan, which includes a pledge to deport a record number of illegal immigrants in the country. The US Department of Homeland Security estimates that 11 million immigrants lacked legal status in 2022, a figure that might have risen.

Some cities that accepted migrants, such as New York, Chicago, and Denver, struggled to accommodate and assist them. Last week's presidential election saw Republican Donald Trump defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. He made charges that the Biden administration tolerated significant levels of illegal immigration a central theme of his campaign. Trump's transition process is still in its early phases, and plans might alter before his inauguration on January 20. A call for response went unanswered by a Trump spokeswoman. During Biden's administration, migrant arrests hit a record high, putting a pressure on US border authorities. However, illegal crossings dropped drastically this year as Biden implemented new border measures and Mexico increased enforcement.

Trump aims to drive illegal crossings even lower and use a whole-of-government approach to arrest, detain and deport large numbers of people.

Trump announced on Sunday night that former hardline U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Tom Homan would serve as a White House “border czar” overseeing security and immigration enforcement.

Vice President-elect JD Vance on Monday appeared to confirm that Stephen Miller, architect of Trump’s restrictive first-term immigration agenda, would return as deputy chief of staff for policy, assuring the issue will remain central.

Trump’s aggressive agenda will likely encounter legal challenges from states governed by Democrats, the American Civil Liberties Union and pro-immigration advocates.

DAY ONE TAKES SHAPE

One of Trump’s Day One executive actions is expected to be an order on so-called interior enforcement, arresting and detaining immigrants in the U.S. illegally, the sources said.

Trump intends to scrap Biden administration guidance that prioritized people with serious criminal records for deportation and limited enforcement against non-criminals, they said.

The Trump order would call for deportations to prioritize people charged with felonies and people who have exhausted their legal avenues to remain, but would not restrict officers from picking up other potentially deportable immigrants.

More than 1 million immigrants in the U.S. have exhausted their legal options and been ordered deported, according to the pro-immigration American Immigration Council.

Homan told Fox News on Monday these people would be a priority. “A federal judge said, ‘You must go home,’ and they didn’t,” Homan said.

Certain groups - such as international students who support Palestinian militant group Hamas and have violated the terms of their student visas - could also be listed as a priority, two of the sources said.

ICE could use military planes in deportations and seek help from other government agencies to transport deportees, one source said. “All options are on the table,” the source said.

Another order would deal with border security, the two sources said. Trump intends to send National Guard troops to the border and declare illegal immigration a national emergency to unlock funds for border wall construction, the sources said.

Wall construction in Arizona - where Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs has opposed Republican enforcement efforts - could be a priority, two sources said.

ENDING BIDEN PROGRAMS

Trump plans to end Biden’s temporary humanitarian “parole” programs that have allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter legally and access work permits, the sources said.

The programs include an initiative for certain migrants with U.S. sponsors and another that allows migrants in Mexico to use an app to schedule border appointments.

People in the U.S. with expired parole status who leave voluntarily could be allowed to apply for legal admission without penalties, the sources said.

Trump is also expected to talk with Mexico about reinstating his “Remain in Mexico” program which required non-Mexican asylum seekers to stay in Mexico while their U.S. cases were decided.