President Donald Trump signed multiple immigration executive orders upon arrival to the Oval Office Monday evening. He signed an order to attempt to end birthright citizenship, declared a national emergency at the country's southern border and suspended the refugee admissions program, amid a flurry of predicted immigration moves.

State and local leaders in Connecticut are reacting to a Department of Justice memo on immigration, which says the Trump administration will prosecute officials who resist its crackdown on illegal immigration.

Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders after his inauguration as the nation’s 47th president, repealing dozens of former President Joe Biden’s actions, beginning his immigration crackdown, withdrawing the U.