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Thank you. It's Wednesday, 22 January.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First, we'll begin with President Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown as the U.S.-Mexico border closes and mass deportations get underway. Then we'll turn

to the war in Ukraine as President Zelensky calls on European allies to commit a minimum of

200,000 troops to serve as a peacekeeping contingent,

should Kiev reach a peace agreement with Moscow.

But first, our afternoon spotlight.

We'll begin with a look at President Trump's promised crackdown on immigration,

which began just hours after he was sworn into office on Monday.

Under an executive order, declaring a national emergency

at the U.S. southern border, all crossings with Mexico have been officially shut down for migrants

seeking asylum in the United States. Refugee admissions are also being suspended,

effectively cutting off all avenues to cross the border previously

available under the Biden administration.

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