Soon after taking office on Monday, Donald Trump will sign at least a dozen executive orders to swiftly carry out his agenda. These orders include ending diversity programs in federal agencies, ordering the resumption of construction on his border wall, and declaring a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ahead of Monday’s measures, transition officials warned reporters in a teleconference that another of Trump’s executive orders aims to remove birthright citizenship.
The U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which declares that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States,” has been interpreted to require birthright citizenship.
Any attempt by Trump to eliminate birthright citizenship will be challenged in court by Democrats and certain legal organizations.
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In an effort to get off to a fast start on Day 1, the new president is slated to sign more than 50 items in total after his inauguration, including these orders.
“We shall start the revolution of common sense and the full restoration of America with these steps. In his inaugural speech, Trump stated, “It’s all about common sense.”
Immigration overhaul
One of Trump’s other executive orders on immigration would designate cartels and migrant gangs, particularly MS-13 and Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, while another would restore the “Remain in Mexico” policy from his first administration for individuals attempting to enter the United States through Mexico.
The implementation of Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy may be hampered because it was made unilaterally and without the consent of Mexico, the country’s Foreign Ministry said NBC News.
The Defense Department would be able to send the National Guard and the U.S. military to the border if Trump declared a national emergency there. The Trump transition team said that the Defense Department will decide the rules of engagement for the troops stationed at the border.
Regarding his immigration policies, Trump stated, “We have to set our country on the proper course.”Sunday during a fan rally. The invasion of our borders will have stopped by tomorrow evening, and all of the illegal border trespassers will be returning home in one form or another.
Reversing diversity initiatives
The executive actions are not entirely about immigration and border policy. One is to eliminate the federal government’s diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
During his inaugural speech, Trump declared, “We will create a society that is merit-based and colorblind.”
According to another directive, the United States recognizes two sexes—male and female—on all official documents, including passports and visas.
The gender-neutral X marker was made available to U.S. citizens in their passport books by the Biden administration in 2022.
Additionally, the ruling will prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars for health services related to gender transformation.
Reforms and cuts
for government workers
According to Karoline Leavitt, the incoming White House press secretary, Trump will also sign an order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will be tasked with reducing government spending, as was previously reported.
Trump declared in November that Vivek Ramaswamy and billionaire Elon Musk will co-lead DOGE. However, people with knowledge of his plans informed NBC News on Monday that Ramaswamy would not participate in order to concentrate on his bid for governor of Ohio.
Three lawsuits promptly disputed that directive, claiming that the unofficial government agency circumvents laws and transparency regulations.
Reimplementing “Schedule F,” an executive order that deprives non-political career professionals in policy posts across the federal bureaucracy of job protections, is another item on Trump’s agenda. A president can fire them far more easily as a result of the move. Thousands of workers may be impacted by the directive.
More federal employees would have to report back to work in person under a different order.
Extra energy
Additionally, Trump is issuing executive orders to boost the nation’s energy production, which is already at an all-time high. One order will allow additional oil production in Alaska, while another will proclaim a “national energy emergency” to cut down on red tape and permit more drilling.
Name changes
The tallest mountain in North America, Denali in Alaska, will now be known as Mount McKinley after he signs another order changing its name. At the request of legislators and native Alaskan groups, then-President Barack Obama renamed the peak in 2015, a decision that infuriated McKinley’s home state of Ohio.
Although it is unclear if a U.S. president has the power to rename an area that is regarded as international waters, another order would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Record number of orders
Trump is anticipated to issue a considerably greater number of executive orders than he did on his first day in office in 2017, when he signed one order specifically targeting the Affordable Care Act.
Additionally, it surpasses the figure that Joe Biden signed on his first day of office. In addition to overturning Trump’s immigration and deregulation policies, Biden issued nine executive orders on issues ranging from ethics pledges for executive branch employees to fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
On that same day in 2021, Biden also approved seven other executive measures, including orders to reverse Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Accord and to stop funding his border wall.
Biden’s reversal on the climate deal will be reversed by an order signed by Trump on Monday.
Trump stated he intended to sign a lot of executive actions on his first day in a phone interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News Meet the Press, on Saturday.
“Immediately following this [inauguration] speech, I will be signing a record number of documents,” he stated.