Executive Orders
1. Expanding Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Full Capacity
Date: January 29, 2025
President Trump issued a memorandum directing the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Guantanamo Bay to full capacity. This expansion aims to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the United States and to address related immigration enforcement needs.
2. Securing Our Borders
Date: January 22, 2025
This executive order outlines the administration’s policy to take all appropriate action to secure the nation’s borders. Measures include establishing physical barriers, deterring illegal entry, deploying sufficient personnel, and resuming the Migrant Protection Protocols. The order emphasizes cooperation with state and local law enforcement to achieve complete operational control of the borders.
3. Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship
Date: January 20, 2025
In this order, President Trump addresses the interpretation of the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause, aiming to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents. The order redefines the scope of “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” to exclude individuals born to parents who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.
4. Protecting the American People Against Invasion
Date: January 20, 2025
This executive order emphasizes the federal government’s commitment to enforcing U.S. immigration laws to protect national security and public safety. It revokes several previous executive orders related to immigration enforcement and directs agencies to employ all lawful means to ensure the faithful execution of immigration laws against inadmissible and removable aliens.
5. Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program
Date: January 20, 2025
This order revokes Executive Order 14013, which focused on rebuilding and enhancing programs to resettle refugees and planning for the impact of climate change on migration. The current administration seeks to realign the refugee admissions program with its policy objectives.
6. Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
Date: January 20, 2025
President Trump rescinds several executive orders from the previous administration, including those aimed at creating a comprehensive regional framework to address the causes of migration and establishing an interagency task force on the reunification of families. The rescission reflects a shift in the administration’s approach to immigration policy.
For a comprehensive and up-to-date list of executive orders, please refer to the official White House website. (www.whitehouse.gov)
