Donald Trump may push through a controversial registry for immigrants from mostly-Muslim countries without seeking congressional approval, a member of his transition team has said.

Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state and adviser to Mr Trump said the president-elect's immigration team are drafting executive orders that would allow the new White House to secure the rapid construction of wall along the border with Mexico.

Mr Trump's staff are ensuring that the department of homeland security could "hit the ground running" on issues that were key in the Republican's election campaign, Mr Kobach said.

The Republican president-elect who initially called for a "total and complete shut down of Muslims" entering the US, has revised his position to calling for "extreme vetting" for new arrivals from countries where extremist groups are active.

To this end, Mr Kobach said in an interview with Reuters that Mr Trump's team were suggesting reinstating the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, a policy briefly implemented in the aftermath of 11 September attacks