A New Mexico couple hopes the Trump administration makes good on its promise of completing the construction of the border wall.

When Donald Trump takes control of the White House on Monday, he will inherit something his voters hardly would have expected during a long campaign of berating outgoing President Joe Biden on immigration: a U.S.-Mexico border with the lowest number of illegal crossings in five years.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is gearing up to run to be New Mexico’s next governor. Just over a week after wrapping up her term working for former President Joe Biden, Haaland is assembling a team for a 2026 gubernatorial campaign, a person close to her said.

Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.

SAN DIEGO — Migrants waiting to enter the US using former Joe Biden’s CBP One app broke down ... the first of the sweeping border actions the new administration prepared for the first day.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in New Mexico after championing conservation and clean energy during her tenure as Interior secretary under President Joe Biden.

The CBP One app has been highly popular, functioning as an online lottery system that grants appointments to 1,450 people daily at eight border crossings. These individuals enter the U.S. under immigration "parole," a presidential authority that Joe Biden has exercised more frequently than any other president since its creation in 1952.

Despite the lack of action by former President Joe Biden, community advocates aren't done pushing for protections.

The news broke shortly before he was sworn in Monday morning, and Trump confirmed it during his inaugural address. The order will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and Mount Denali to Mount McKinley, which was the official name recognized by the federal government from 1917 until 2015.

As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, reports indicate he will not impose new tariffs on his first day. Instead, he plans to issue a trade memo directing federal agencies to evaluate trade relationships with key nations.

The president on Jan. 24 issued an executive order revoking former President Joe Biden’s 2021 directive that had axed the decades-old policy.

President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump are greeted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, at the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.