Washington — President Trump invoked muscular presidential powers to begin a sweeping crackdown on immigration following his inauguration on Monday, tasking the military with border enforcement, moving to designate cartels and gangs as terrorist groups, shutting down asylum and refugee admissions and attempting to terminate birthright citizenship.

One of the many executive orders President Donald Trump signed on Monday included one to end birthright citizenship. Here's what to know about it and why lawsuits have already been filed.

Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US President and signed an order ending birthright citizenship for immigrant children, which immediately received constitutional challenges. The policy impacts Indians on temporary visas and has lawsuits filed by civil rights organizations such as the ACLU.