Three of President Donald Trump’s most controversial nominees faced sharp questions in the Senate during hearings Thursday from Democrats as well as several Republican senators in what amounted to the most direct skepticism from GOP senators over Trump’s nominees to date.

Trump provided few details but said it would house "the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people." He announced the move during a bill signing ceremony at the White House for the Laken Riley Act,

The remarks come amid ongoing discussions between the Trump administration and Mexican and Canadian officials.

President Donald Trump affirmed on Thursday that imports from U.S. allies Mexico and Canada will be hit with a 25% tariff starting on Saturday. Speaking to the press from the Oval Office, Trump said that his administration will follow through in announcing tariffs on America’s neighboring countries for “a number of reasons”—chiefly among them being an alleged influx of migrants at the U.

Controversial executive order issued by Donald Trump at his inauguration aims to end birthright citizenship for children of migrants