President Donald Trump signed an executive action reinstating the so-called Mexico City Policy, delivering an early and expected victory to opponents of abortion rights who helped fuel his return to power.

The White House announced Friday that it had deployed Marines to the U.S. southern border. "The US Marine Corps Is On The Border Assisting CBP With The Mission To Secure America," the White House wrote on the social media platform, X. The post included a video of planes flying down to the U.S.-Mexico border with soldiers coming out of them.

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

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that deportations of illegal migrants have begun via aircraft. "President Trump is sending a strong and clear message to the entire world: if you illegally enter the United States of America, you will face severe consequences," Leavitt wrote on the social media platform, X.

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.

A White House spokesman said the Spanish-language pages would soon be reinstated, though officials in Trump’s first administration reneged on a similar promise.

The White House Spanish language page was shut down just hours after President Trump assumed the Oval Office for the second time. The website, whitehouse.gov/es/, was functioning during the

President Trump said Monday evening from the White House that he is aiming to place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1. Trump made the comment even as he plans to direct federal agencies to analyze federal trade practices and policies with China and North American allies.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to put 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting on Feb. 1, while declining to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.

White House staff secretary Will Scharf has been a prominent part of the tableau, standing at Trump’s side and teeing up the leather-bound folders, one by one, for the president.

Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail to slap tariffs as high as 20 percent on everything from cars to food when he took the White House. Four days into office, Trump hasn’t immediately followed through on an issue that has consumed him for decades, including some levies that he promised to implement on Day One.