WASHINGTON, D.C. — On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed at least 10 executive orders impacting border security, illegal immigration and crimes committed by people in the United States illegally.
The executive order would reverse many of the Biden administration's policies that caused millions of illegal aliens to cross the border over the past four years. Resuming the border wall project, ending the catch-and-release program, deterring and preventing illegal entry into the United States, detaining immigrants to the fullest extent of the law, and detaining immigrants in violation of federal law. All foreign nationals who enter or remain in the country are removed and prosecuted. of “those who facilitate illegal presence in the United States, strengthen federal-state cooperative partnerships, and strengthen complete operational control of the United States' borders.”
2: Declares national emergency at U.S. southern border
“America's sovereignty is under attack. Our southern border is threatened by cartels, criminal organizations, known terrorists, human traffickers, smugglers, and unvetted military-age men from foreign enemies, including the United States. It is being overrun by illegal drugs that are harming the American people.”
The order further declares that “a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States and section 12302 of title 10, United States Code, is invoked and provided to the heads of the relevant military departments in accordance with its provisions.” Please follow the instructions of the Secretary of Defense. ”
The executive order authorizes the Secretary of Defense and/or each military branch to “deploy such numbers of military units or members, including the Ready Reserve and National Guard, as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate to assist.” . The Secretary of Homeland Security's efforts to gain complete operational control of the United States' southern border. ”
The order calls for the construction of additional barriers and the deployment of unmanned aircraft systems. It also rescinds President Joe Biden's January 20, 2021 executive order on the U.S. southern border and the redirection of funds diverted to border wall construction.
This Executive Order designates certain international cartels and other organizations as foreign terrorist organizations.
The order states:
Through operations such as assassinations, terrorism, rape, and violence, cartels effectively control nearly all illegal traffic that crosses the United States' southern border. In certain regions of Mexico, they function as quasi-governmental institutions, controlling almost all aspects of society. Cartel activities threaten the safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere. Their activities, access to, and incursions into U.S. physical territory pose an unacceptable national security risk to the United States.
In addition to the cartel designation, the order also designates Venezuela's Torren de Aragua (TdA) and La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) as foreign terrorist organizations.
“Their acts of violence and terrorism in the United States and internationally are unusually violent and vicious, and likewise threaten the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere,” the order states.
The President directed the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to invoke the Alien Enemy Act to assist in enforcing this order.
4: guarantee the protection of the nation against invasion
“I have determined that the current situation on our southern border reveals that the federal government is not meeting this obligation to the states, and I hereby declare that an invasion is underway on our southern border, and that the federal government is not meeting its obligations to the states. “We must take steps to fulfill our duty to the nation,” Trump wrote.
The order lists several items calling for a halt to immigration and action to repel the invasion. The order will remain in effect until “the United States certifies that aggression at the southern border has ceased.”
5: protect the American people from invasion
The order “requires the faithful enforcement of immigration laws against all inadmissible aliens, especially those who threaten the safety or security of American citizens.” 14011 and 14012 are explicitly canceled.
The order creates a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) in each state to assist the Attorney General and the Department of Homeland Security in “dismantling transnational human smuggling and human trafficking networks.” be. End the existence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs and transnational criminal organizations. and “end the scourge of human smuggling and human trafficking, with a particular focus on crimes involving children.”
Unregistered aliens must comply with the requirements of Part VII of Chapter 12 of USC Title 8.
The order calls for the efficient and expeditious removal of aliens from the United States and directs the Department of Homeland Security to take steps to establish adequate detention facilities to facilitate removal efforts.
The order also encourages immigrants to voluntarily comply with the law and initiate voluntary removal actions. The Secretary of State was ordered to impose sanctions on countries that refuse to accept excluded immigrants.
The president ordered the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take action “to the fullest extent possible under the law” against so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions that obstruct federal law enforcement actions. The order would deny federal funding to “sanctuary” jurisdictions.
The order also provides for denying public benefits to illegal aliens and increasing the hiring of Department of Homeland Security agents and employees.
The order protects U.S. citizens from “aliens who seek to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, support hateful ideologies, or otherwise abuse our immigration laws for malicious purposes.” The purpose is
The order calls for increased testing and scrutiny of immigrants across multiple agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Intelligence Service.
Within 60 days, these agencies must identify countries that “have insufficient screening and testing information to warrant a partial or complete suspension of entry of their nationals.” The report asks to identify “the number of nationals of these countries who have entered or been admitted to the United States since January 20, 2021.”
7: Define the role of the military in protecting the territorial integrity of the United States
“As Administrator of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces, I have no more solemn responsibility than to protect America's sovereignty and territorial integrity along our borders,” President Trump said. “The United States military has a long and well-established role in protecting our borders from the threat of invasion.”
“There is currently a national emergency along the United States' southern border. Unchecked mass illegal immigration and the unhindered flow of opiates across the border continue to jeopardize the safety and security of the American people and continue to “We are encouraging illegal acts,” the president continued. “Through this order, I am acting in accordance with my solemn obligation to protect and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States along our borders.”
The President ordered US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) to carry out its mission within 10 days to “close our borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States by repelling all forms of aggression.” . These include illegal mass migration, drug trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities.
The President has ordered Level 3 planning requirements to be developed within 30 days.
The order “provides for steady-state southern border security, seals the border, and maintains the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security of the United States by repelling illegal mass immigration, narcotics, and other forms of aggression.” campaign planning requirements for the United States Union Army. human trafficking, human smuggling and human trafficking, and other criminal activities; ”
8: Restoring the death penalty and protecting public safety
“The death penalty is an essential tool to deter and punish those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of deadly violence against the American people,” President Trump said. “The Founding Fathers knew very well that only the death penalty could bring justice and restore order to such evil.”
The order reverses an action taken by President Biden to put a moratorium on federal executions. Specifically, President Trump ordered additional capital punishment for murder of a law enforcement officer and capital offenses committed by “aliens who are in this country illegally.”
9: Defending the meaning and values of American citizenship
The order aims to clarify the 14th Amendment and “birthright citizenship” rights.
The Fourteenth Amendment states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and who are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are nationals of the United States and of the state in which they reside.”
“The privilege of American citizenship is a profound and irreplaceable gift,” Trump wrote. The Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to universally extend citizenship to all persons born in the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment has always excluded from birthright citizenship those born in the United States but “not subject to the jurisdiction thereof.” ”
The President ordered the federal government to “cease issuing documents recognizing U.S. citizenship or to accept documents issued by state, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize U.S. citizenship” to persons who: (1) the person's mother was in the United States illegally and the person's father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the person's birth, or (2) If the person's mother was in the United States legally but temporarily, the person's father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of the person's birth.
This order is effective for births that occur more than 30 days after the date of this order. The order does not affect “the rights of other individuals, including children of lawful permanent residents, to obtain documents of U.S. citizenship.”
10: Restructuring the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
This order suspends the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) beginning January 27, 2025. The order requires that refugee admissions be evaluated on a “case-by-case” basis and in the national interest of the United States. This will allow states to have more input into refugee resettlement. It would also rescind a Biden-era executive order that established refugee status for people based on “climate change.”
Learn more about these and other executive orders signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025 below. white house gob.
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