President Trump Signs 2 Executive Orders During DHS Ceremony

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Updated January 25, 2017

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, pauses while speaking at the Homeland Security Department in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

President Trump is signing two executive orders in keeping with campaign promises to boost border security and crack down on immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

The president signed the two orders Wednesday during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security after honoring the department's newly confirmed secretary, retired Gen. John Kelly.

NPR's Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) talks with Here & Now's Robin Young about the most recent developments in Trump's first week in office.

With reporting from The Associated Press

This article was originally published on January 25, 2017.

This segment aired on January 25, 2017.

President Trump Signs 2 Executive Orders During DHS Ceremony

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