(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump wasted no time in carrying out his White House agenda with a series of executive orders ranging from securing the U.S.-Mexico border and the ban on TikTok to pushing economic policies designed to prioritize American interests.
By signing 26 executive orders during his first day in office alone, Trump put himself on pace to rank among the fastest-acting presidents during his first 100 days in office.
In addition to curbing the flow of migrants entering the U.S. illegally, Trump has vowed to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the government and to establish the Department of Government Efficiency.
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An executive order is a signed statement about how the president wants the federal government managed. They can come as instructions to federal agencies or requests for reports.
Here’s a look at the executive orders that Trump has signed thus far:
Security of the US-Mexico border
Trump declares a national emergency at the southern border
This order helps the secretary of defense quickly and seamlessly deploy members of armed forces to the border and free up more federal resources.
Trump ends ‘catch-and-release’ of migrants
Trump signed an executive order ending the federal program that allowed immigrants who entered the country illegally to remain in the country as long as they were in the process of asylum.
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico are lined up for processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
‘Remain In Mexico‘
As part of his executive order related to securing the nation’s borders, Trump reinstated the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico until their claims are processed.
Trump resumes border wall construction
Under the order, work on the southern border wall that began under Trump’s watch during his first administration resumed immediately to curb encounters between migrants and border agents and officers.
Trump designated cartels as global terrorists
Under this order, certain international cartels and other criminal organizations will be designated foreign terrorist organizations or global terrorists.
Trump suspends refugee resettlement for 4 months
Trump will “suspend refugee resettlement” for four months as part of a broader effort to “immediately end the migrant invasion of America.”
Trump changes definition of birthright citizenship
Trump’s executive order changed the definition of birthright citizenship and declared that no government department or agency will issue citizenship documents to children whose parents do not meet specific guidelines regarding their own citizenship.
A deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s New York City field office conducts a brief meeting before an early morning operation on Dec. 17 in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Trump signs order to deploy military to border
The president’s executive order authorized military troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to repel “forms of invasion, including unlawful mass migration, drug trafficking and human smuggling and trafficking,” along with other criminal activities.
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Trump orders enhanced border vetting and screening
Under this order, Trump tightened the vetting and screening of migrants entering the country.
The economy
‘America first’ foreign policy
Trump signed an executive order calling for the secretary of state to issue guidance bringing the department’s policies, programs and personnel in line with a policy that puts America and its interests first.
Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days, pending reviews
Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days, pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.
Promoting American leadership in digital, financial technology
Trump’s executive order creates a cryptocurrency working group that is expected to advise on digital asset policy, work with Congress on crypto legislation and establish a bitcoin reserve.
Diversity and inclusion
Trump signed an executive order ending funding for DEI programs in the government and directed the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management to end “illegal mandates and preferences.”
Trump limits definitions of gender identity
The order directs federal agencies to use sex, not gender, in federal policies and documents. The order will also limit the choice of gender identification to sexes assigned at birth.
Energy
Trump’s executive order declared an “energy emergency” that ends leases to wind farms and what Trump referred to as former President Joe Biden’s electric car mandate.
Trump ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement for the second time as part of an initiative to put America first in international environmental agreements.
Trump’s executive order opened up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil drilling and eased the regulatory burdens on oil and natural gas production.
Department of Government Efficiency
Trump’s executive order establishes the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which will be overseen by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Technology
TikTok ban
Trump’s executive order keeps TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to many of the social media platform’s users, even as national security questions persist.
Artificial Intelligence
Trump’s executive order sets out to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance “in order to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness and national security.”
Declassified assassination files
Trump signed an executive order mandating the declassification of files related to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Name changes
Trump’s executive order renames the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and changes Denali, the Alaskan peak, back to Mount McKinley, after the name was changed in 2015.
Flying the US flag on Inauguration Day
Trump signed an executive order directing that flags be flown at full height for this Inauguration Day and all those in the future. Biden had ordered flags to be flown at half-staff following the death of former President Jimmy Carter.
Federal reform
Trump signed an executive order immediately halting government censorship and enduring free speech.
Trump’s executive order implemented a government regulation and hiring freeze to ensure the hiring of competent people.
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The president signed an order directing federal agencies to maintain records branded as political persecutions to expose instances of abuse of power.
Trump’s executive order revoked the security clearance of former officials who asserted the story of Hunter Biden’s laptop was false.
Trump signed an executive order reinstating the death penalty for those who commit the “most heinous crimes.”
An executive order reinstates and amends a prior policy that reclassifies certain federal positions with policy-making authority.
NewsNation’s Safia Samee Ali, Damita Menezes and Steph Whiteside contributed to this story
