President Trump announces executive actions on immigration, DEI, energy ahead of Inauguration Day: NPR

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President Trump is expected to sign a flurry of executive orders, memorandums and proclamations after taking office on Monday, reversing many of his predecessor’s policies and reinstating actions from his first term in office.

These measures are expected to address a variety of issues, including campaign priorities such as border security and culture war issues such as DEI policy.

Here’s what we know so far:

immigration

President Trump has declared a national emergency at the U.S. southern border, designated criminal cartels as terrorist organizations and removed immigrants without legal status, according to incoming White House officials who spoke to reporters under the terms of the call. It is said that the birthright citizenship of children born to their parents will be abolished. background.

Trump also plans to reinstate a “remain in Mexico” policy that requires some asylum seekers at the southern border to wait in Mexico until their hearings in U.S. immigration court, officials said.

These moves are part of 10 comprehensive executive actions on border security that incoming officials have announced that President Trump plans to sign on Monday.

Declaring a national emergency at the border: Officials on the call said the measure would allow the U.S. military to complete the border wall and allow the Secretary of Defense to deploy military and National Guard members to the border. Ta.
“Clarify” the military’s role in border security: The measure “directs the military to prioritize borders” and “prevents aggression, including illegal mass migration, drug trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities.” It protects territorial integrity by repelling the threat. officials said.
Stop “Catch and Release,” Keep Building the Wall, and Stop “Remain in Mexico.”
Designate criminal cartels as terrorists: This would allow the United States to more easily eliminate members of groups such as the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization Torren de Aragua and MS-13.
Suspension of refugee resettlement: Officials said the United States will suspend refugee resettlement for at least four months.
End asylum and close borders to people without legal status by declaration: Authorities plan to completely end asylum and close borders to people without legal status by declaration. “This creates an immediate expulsion process with no possibility of asylum.”
Repeal of Birthright Citizenship: Officials said the White House plans to repeal birthright citizenship as provided in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They argued that the amendment does not grant automatic birthright citizenship to children born to parents without legal status in the United States. The measure is likely to face immediate legal challenge.
Enhanced inspections and inspections: Authorities said they would “strengthen inspections and inspections of illegal immigrants.”
‘Protecting Americans from Invasion’: Officials said it would “empower ICE and CBP officers and personnel” needed to remove people from the United States.
Reinstate the Death Penalty: “This lawsuit specifically directs the Attorney General to seek the death penalty for the murder of a law enforcement officer and the death penalty for illegal aliens. It also directs state agencies and district attorneys to pursue the death penalty for the murder of law enforcement officers and for illegal aliens. “We encourage the state to prosecute the state’s death penalty,” the official said.

Read more from NPR’s Ximena Bustilo.

Defining “gender” and ending DEI programs

Trump issued an executive order on Monday making it the policy of the United States to recognize two biologically distinct genders, male and female, an incoming White House official told reporters Monday. He plans to sign the.

“These genders cannot be changed and are based on fundamental and indisputable realities,” the official said.

The changes will require government agencies to use the definition on documents such as passports, visas and employee records, officials said. The official said taxpayer funds should not be allowed to be used for “transition services.”

The official said the second measure would eliminate federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, citing the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s environmental justice program and diversity training as examples.

National energy emergency and “electric vehicle mandate”

An incoming White House official told reporters on a background conference call that President Trump plans to declare a national energy emergency on Monday, aiming to reduce red tape and regulation in the energy industry, and will seek to reduce red tape and regulation in the energy industry by declaring a national energy emergency on Monday that will focus on Alaska’s resources. He said he plans to declare a state of emergency.

“This national energy emergency will unlock powers that will enable us to quickly rebuild our country, produce coal and other natural resources, create jobs, create prosperity, and strengthen our national security,” the official said. Deaf,” he said. The official said energy prices were too high, but did not respond to requests to specify a lower target price.

The measure would end what incoming Trump administration officials called the “electric vehicle mandate” and “limit consumer choices about the things they use every day, like showerheads, gas stoves, and dishwashers.” “We will bring the initiative to a close.” The same is true,” the official said.

Mr. Trump has long railed against energy efficiency standards on the campaign trail, taking particular aim at “electric vehicle mandates,” which are all designed to accelerate the transition to battery-powered vehicles. It is a term he uses to encompass policies. There are no regulations at the federal level that actually require 100% of the fleet to be electric.

inflation

President Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on inflation on Monday, an incoming administration official said. The official did not provide additional details.

NPR correspondents Tamara Keith, Ximena Bustillo and Camila Domonoske contributed to this report.