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President Trump will sign a flurry of executive orders after he is inaugurated on Monday, reversing many of the policies of his predecessors.
According to incoming White House officials who spoke to reporters on a call, Trump is expected to end birthright citizenship for babies born to illegal immigrants and declare a national emergency at the southern border.
“Remain in Mexico,” which requires some asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their hearings in the US immigration court if they want to stay, is one of the things that the action would restore.
An incoming White House official told reporters on Monday that Trump will sign an executive order on Monday that states that the United States recognizes two biologically distinct genders: male and female.
The change will require government agencies to use the definitions on documents like passports, visas and employee records the official said. Taxpayer funds will not be allowed to be used for “transition services,” the official said.
A second action will end diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, the official said, giving as examples environmental justice programs in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as well as diversity training.
Trump intends to declare a national energy emergency on Monday, aiming to cut red tape and regulations for the energy industry, and a second one specific to Alaskan resources, an incoming White House official told reporters on a background conference call.
The national energy emergency will enable the nation to quickly build again, produce coal and natural resources, to create jobs, to create prosperity, and strengthen our nation’s national security, the official said. The official said energy prices are too high, but wouldn’t say a lower target price.
Trump has long railed against energy efficiency standards on the campaign trail, and specifically taken aim at “electric vehicle mandates,” a term he uses to encompass all policies designed to encourage a transition to battery-powered cars. Rules actually requiring 100% of vehicles to be electric do not exist on the federal level.
An official from the incoming administration said Trump will sign a presidential memorandum on inflation on Monday. The official didn’t give any more details.
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“The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” Trump vowed in his address, adding that the “weaponization” will end. Trump was indicted in New York and Georgia on multiple counts of criminal wrongdoing. Only one trial made it to the election. Trump was convicted in New York of business fraud, stemming from hush money payments made to cover up for an alleged affair with an adult film actress.
Two other cases were related to Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election being stolen — his inspiration for the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol, his phone call to Georgia election officials asking them to “find” votes to overturn the results of the election. There was a federal case about the classified documents Trump took from White House. All three faced delays and prosecutorial setbacks.
“To the Black and Hispanic communities, thank you for the trust and love you gave to me,” Trump said, adding, “We set records, and I will not forget it.”
Trump did win a record percentage of Latinos for a Republican — 46%, according to exit polls. He only won 11% of Black voters, but did see improvement with Black men.
“We will strive to make his dream a reality,” Trump said, after mentioning his inauguration was on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will make his dream come true. ” President Biden, seated behind Trump, could be seen with a slight smirk.
Trump also promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, Mt. Denali in Alaska back to Mt. McKinley and that the country would wrest control of the Panama Canal.
When Trump said he would be renaming the Gulf of Mexico, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whom Trump defeated in 2016 for president, was seen shaking her head and laughing.
Source: Key moments from Trump’s inaugural address
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Of course, many of the things Trump is calling for are not supported by all Americans. The latest NPR poll, for example, found Americans split evenly on deportations and think tariffs will hurt the economy more than help it and would overwhelmingly be against pardoning people convicted of attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, if Trump follows through with his promise to do that.
“They tried to take my freedom and I had to die because of it,” Trump said. I felt that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”
Culture issues and immigration were always a part of Trump’s rise to power. His base’s priority has been immigration. Four out of 10 Republicans were in favor of mass deportations in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
Trump argued that they would help build American prosperity, even though he stated after the election that it would be hard to lower prices. Prices and inflation were consistently shown to be many Americans’ top concerns.
Trump also said he would declare a “national energy emergency,” would rescind the Green New Deal and the electric vehicle mandate and create an “External Revenue Service” to level tariffs against other countries’ goods.
Since the early days of the presidential campaign, Trump has made it a priority to curb legal migration and deport anyone who is in the U.S. without legal status.
According to officials who spoke to reporters on a background call, the southern border has been overrun by criminal gangs, known terrorists, human traffickers, and men who are unvetted military-age males from foreign adversaries.
Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming efforts on the issue.
The U.S. had seen an increase in border crossings under the Biden administration, at times reaching all-time highs. But Customs and Border Protection’s recent numbers have shown a sharp decrease in unauthorized apprehensions in the past six months.
Tom Homan, who will be in charge of the US’s border with Mexico, said that large-scale raids to deport those without legal status are set to begin as soon as Tuesday.
The officials said that this action would allow the US armed forces to finish the border wall. It will also allow the defense secretary to deploy members of the armed forces and National Guard to the border.
Officials said they’re also planning to end the policy known as “catch and release,” which released those without legal status from detention while they awaited an immigration court hearing.
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The Trump White House plans to designate criminal cartels and others as foreign terrorist organizations and specifically designated global terrorists. The US can be more easily taken out of groups like the Tren de Aragua, which is a criminal organization from Venezuela.
The officials said that under the alien enemy act, the gang is an irregular armed force from Venezuela that is planning to invade the United States.
Officials said that they will end asylum entirely and close the border to people without legal status via proclamation, which makes an immediate removal process without possibility of asylum.
The officials said that the White House wants to end birthright citizenship. The officials focused on the phrase “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the amendment, which says that the federal government cannot recognize automatic birthright citizenship for infants born in the US to parents without legal status. This action is likely to see immediate legal challenges.
The officials said they are going to “enhance vetting and screening of illegal aliens. We are going to direct agencies to report to the president regarding recommendations for the suspension of entry for nationals of any country of particular concerns.”
The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll also finds that Americans are evenly split on whether to mass deport people who are in the U.S. without legal status — though divisions fall along party lines.
Source: Trump plans 10 sweeping actions on border security on Day 1. Here’s what we know
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“This action in particular, directs the Attorney General to seek capital punishment for the murder of law enforcement officers and capital crimes committed by illegal aliens. It encourages state agencies and district attorneys to bring capital state charges for these crimes,” the officials said.
This is about the victims of violent criminals that have entered the country, as well as the general public’s safety, and it is about national security. The officials said it would end today.
It may take several weeks or months to implement many of the promises made by Trump. Several actions will likely be the subject of legal challenges or need Congress to mobilize new funding that Trump currently does not have.
“We get into the big question marks. He’s talked about using, expanding, detention facilities. That will almost certainly happen,” Andrew Selee, president of the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, said in an interview with NPR’s Morning Edition.
“But whether he’ll be able to use military bases or not, or other federal facilities — and whether he will try and use the military itself, and that would require going back to the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798, and that will almost certainly be litigated in the courts,” he said.
Even quick scaling operations might be difficult for the new administration. An NPR investigation last year found that U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for removals, struggled to scale up to Trump’s immediate demands during his first term, which included attempts to increase deportations.
In their final budget request, the Biden administration asked for $19 billion to fund additional personnel, facilities, repatriation capabilities and other enforcement resources along the southwest border.