The hard-line policies in his first term were a significant shift that reframed the national conversation on immigration and helped return him to the White House.

The new administration could use the existing system of federal agents, local police and jails to funnel more people into the deportation pipeline.

As President-Elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in for a second term next week, immigration advocates said Thursday they are prepared to combat the incoming president’s campaign promise of enacting mass deportations of undocumented people.

Mexico and the European Union are announcing a revamped agreement that they said would boost trade and investment, amid Trump's tariff threats.

The EU and Mexico on Friday agreed a long-delayed trade deal as they seek to reduce reliance on the US ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The two sides will modernise their existing agreement just weeks after Trump threatened them with tariffs.

The European Union and Mexico reignited a stalled upgrade to their free trade deal on Friday, just days before the return to office of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has threatened both sides with tariffs.