President Trump began his presidency on Monday with a slew of executive orders aimed at marking a sharp shift from existing policy on issues such as immigration, the environment and diversity efforts. I let it happen.
A series of presidential actions rollback many of President Joseph R. It is an effort to reimpose and fundamentally upend America’s global role as a sanctuary for refugees and immigrants.
In his speech Monday night, Trump said he would also reverse about 80 “destructive and radical executive actions of the previous administration.”
Among the Biden orders that were rescinded were orders for the federal government to restructure refugee programs and for the Justice Department to phase out its use of private prisons.
Some of Trump’s orders are almost certain to be challenged in court, while others will be largely symbolic. But taken together, they represent a significant departure from the direction of the Biden administration, fulfilling a campaign promise to break with what he and his allies have cast as a “deep state” effort to thwart his policies. It expresses his intention to do so.
Here are some of the orders Trump signed on his first day in office:
federal workforce
Freezing federal employment, except for military personnel or “positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, or public safety.”
Reinstates a category of federal employees known as Schedule F, which lacks the same employment protections enjoyed by career civil servants.
Block new federal regulations from taking effect before the Trump administration can review them.
Reviewing the Biden administration’s investigative efforts “to correct past misconduct by the federal government related to the weaponization of law enforcement and the weaponization of intelligence agencies.”
Grant top secret security clearances to White House staff without going through traditional vetting procedures.
Eliminate remote work policies and order federal employees to return to the office full time.
immigration and borders
Asylum bars for newly arrived people at the southern border.
A move to abolish birthright citizenship guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the children of illegal immigrants. It is not yet clear how Trump intends to withhold citizenship benefits from groups born in the United States, since presidents cannot change the Constitution on their own. Any move is almost certain to be challenged in court.
Suspend refugee admissions programs “until the admission of additional refugees to the United States is consistent with the interests of the United States.”
Declaring migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border a national emergency, Trump unilaterally unlocks federal funding for border wall construction without Congressional approval and imposes stricter enforcement. make it possible.
Reinstate a policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are considered by immigration judges.
Consider designating cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.”
Commitment to gender and diversity, equity and inclusion
tariffs and trade
Directs federal agencies to launch investigations into trade practices, including persistent trade deficits and unfair currency practices, as well as investigate immigration and drug flows into the United States from Canada, China, and Mexico.
Assess China’s compliance with trade agreements signed by Trump in 2020 and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Trump signed in 2020 to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Directs the government to assess the feasibility of creating an “External Revenue Service” to collect customs duties and duties.
Conduct a complete review of the U.S. industrial and manufacturing base and assess whether additional national security-related tariffs are justified.
energy and environment
withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, an agreement by nearly all countries to combat climate change;
Declaring the first national energy emergency in U.S. history could provide new powers to suspend certain environmental regulations and expedite permitting for certain mining projects.
Biden’s attempt to reverse the ban on offshore drilling in 625 million acres of federal waters.
Automakers have started to roll back Biden administration-era regulations on tailpipe pollution from cars and light trucks, prompting automakers to ramp up production of electric vehicles.
Repeal energy efficiency regulations for dishwashers, showerheads, and gas stoves.
Opening up more of Alaska’s wilderness to oil and gas drilling.
The Biden administration will resume consideration of a new liquefied natural gas export terminal, which had been suspended.
End the lease of federal waters for offshore wind farms.
Eliminate government-wide environmental justice programs aimed at protecting poor communities from excessive pollution.
Review all federal regulations that impose “undue burdens” on the development and use of various energy sources, especially coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear power, hydroelectric power, and biofuels.
TikTok ban
Consult with federal agencies about the national security risks posed by social media platforms and then “pursue a resolution that protects national security while protecting the platforms used by 170 million Americans.” . Trump ordered his attorney general not to enforce the law banning the site for 75 days to give his administration “an opportunity to determine the appropriate path forward.”
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Reporting was contributed by Erica L. Green, Zach Montague, Ana Swanson, Hamed Aleaziz, Lisa Friedman, and Brad Plumer.
