Factbox – Here’s what’s known about Trump’s planned executive orders since being sworn in by Reuters.
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would issue executive orders and directives as he tries to put his stamp on his new administration on issues ranging from labor to immigration.
More than 200 such orders and directives could be released in an effort known internally as “shock-and-awe,” according to two sources familiar with the plan.
Here’s what we know about the executive orders so far:
Immigration
In his second inauguration speech at the White House, Trump said he would declare illegal immigration on the US-Mexico border a national emergency, send the military there and step up deportations of criminals.
A legal authority to detain non-citizens of Japanese, German and Italian descent during World War II cited the 1798 wartime legislation known as the Foreign Enemies Act to attack members of foreign groups in the United States. , and designate the perpetrators as foreign terrorist organizations.
The Trump administration is ending asylum for people who cross the U.S. border illegally, screening and vetting aliens, suspending immigration and committing to building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the White House website.
Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, U.S. border officials said the Biden administration had shut down the CBP One Entry program, which allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants to enter the U.S. legally by making appointments on an app.
Trump plans to challenge the US citizenship of children born to illegal parents, a Trump official said Monday. The so-called “birthright of citizenship” stems from an amendment to the US Constitution, and any move to curtail it would almost certainly raise legal challenges.
Energy
Trump has said he will immediately declare a national energy emergency, fill strategic oil reserves and vow to export American energy around the world.
“We are going to be a rich country again and it is that liquid gold under our feet that will help us do that,” he said.
Trump, who promised “drill, drill, drill” during the campaign, will sign an executive order targeting Alaska, an incoming administration official said, saying the territory is critical to US national security and can export liquids to other parts of the US and its allies.
The United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord and stop leasing wind farms, according to the White House website. Trump also said he would repeal what he described as the Electric Vehicle Regulation.
Members of the group are recommending major changes to end support for EVs and charging stations and strengthen measures to ban cars, parts and battery materials from China, according to a document seen by Reuters.
They also recommended global tariffs on all battery goods, a bid to increase U.S. production, and then negotiating individual exemptions with its allies, the document shows.
Trump’s executive orders could seek to roll back the Biden administration’s climate regulations on power plants, end approvals for LNG exports and repeal those that allow California and other states to have stricter pollution laws.
Tariffs
Trump on Monday said he would pay tariffs and taxes to enrich Americans, vowed to reform the trade system and said the US would establish a “Foreign Revenue Service” to collect all tariffs, taxes and revenues from foreign sources.
The president will issue a sweeping trade memo Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office, instead directing federal agencies to review trade relations with China, Canada and Mexico, an incoming Trump administration official said.
The Republican president has promised tariffs of 10% on global imports, 60% on Chinese imports and 25% on Canadian and Mexican imports, which could increase trade flows, increase costs and retaliate.
The official confirmed the Wall Street Journal report, saying Trump would direct agencies to investigate and correct persistent trade deficits and address unfair trade and currency policies by other countries.
The memo singles out China, Canada and Mexico for scrutiny, but does not specify new tariffs, the official said. The agency will lead agencies to assess Beijing’s progress on its 2020 trade deal with the US, as well as the US-Mexico-Canada agreement.
Trump believes the tariffs will boost US economic growth, although opponents say the costs will be passed on to consumers.
Diversity and transfer rights
Trump will issue executive orders that kill diversity, equity and inclusion programs and declare that the U.S. government recognizes only two genders — male and female — that cannot be changed, a White House official said Monday.
The official added that further steps on DEI programs are expected “soon”.
Trump has promised to sign an executive order ending transgender rights in the US military and US schools.
In the year In a 2023 campaign video, Trump said on his first day in office that he would rescind policies of the Biden administration that provided information and resources to people seeking treatment to adjust to their gender identity. This care may include hormone therapy and surgery.
Speaking at a rally in support of transgender athletes on Sunday, he said on his first day that he would take action to end the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports.
I’m sorry
Trump is preparing a broad amnesty for defendants accused in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol and plans to cut short sentences for those who attack police, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
The source did not provide details on when Trump plans to do so.
The plan, first reported by ABC News, calls for pardons for those who did not commit violence during the attack, effectively removing the legal consequences of their crimes.
Federal bureaucracy
Trump will freeze bureaucratic hiring except for essential positions and force federal employees to work from their offices, according to the White House website.
During his presidential campaign, Trump promised to end work-from-home arrangements for tens of thousands of federal workers, which have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In December, Trump said that federal workers “are going to be fired” if they refuse to return to the office.
By forcing civil servants back into office, Trump and his allies hope to trigger a massive layoff that will help them achieve their goal of shrinking the federal bureaucracy.