President-elect Trump plans to launch over 100 executive orders on his first day, focusing on border security, deportations, and key priorities.
President-elect Donald Trump is formulating over 100 executive orders starting on the initial day of the new White House, in what is considered an intense and impactful initiative concerning border security, deportations, and a rapid implementation of other policy objectives.
Trump informed Republican senators about the upcoming series of actions during a private discussion on Capitol Hill. A significant number of these actions are anticipated to commence on Inauguration Day, January 20, when he assumes the presidential role. Trump's senior advisor Stephen Miller detailed for the GOP senators the border security and immigration enforcement measures that are expected to be implemented most swiftly. Axios was the initial source to report on Trump and his team's presentation.
“There will be a considerable amount,” stated Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
Allies of the president-elect have been developing a collection of executive orders that Trump could promptly sign on a broad spectrum of subjects – spanning from the intensified control of the U.S.-Mexico border to energy development, federal Schedule F workforce regulations, school gender policies, and vaccine mandates, among other day-one commitments made during his campaign.
While executive actions are commonplace during the initial day of a new White House, as an incoming president establishes their focus on particular priorities, the scope of what Trump and his team are planning represents an executive undertaking unprecedented in recent times, as he prepares to exercise authority in innovative ways, circumventing the standard legislative process of Congress.
Certain actions could be substantial, while others might serve as more symbolic indicators of the new president's direction.
Senators who received briefings from Trump and his team during an extensive session at the Capitol this week anticipate the new administration will reverse numerous executive orders from the Biden administration while enacting his own proposals.
Completing the construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and establishing immigration detention facilities where migrants could be housed pending their expulsion are all components of the plan – involving approximately $100 billion in proposals, according to senators, that the incoming Trump administration and the GOP Congress are endeavoring to fund as part of their significant budget reconciliation legislation.
Senators anticipate Trump will reinstate many of the U.S.-Mexico border measures that were in effect during his initial term – including those that mandate migrants to apply for asylum in other countries or remain in Mexico, rather than entering the U.S., while their claims are being processed – as well as implementing extensive enforcement actions to deport individuals currently in the U.S. without legal authorization.
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who spearheaded negotiations on border security and immigration during the previous Congress, indicated his expectation that the Trump team will initially concentrate on an estimated 1 million migrants who he stated most recently entered the country, have been convicted of crimes, or whom courts have otherwise determined are ineligible to remain in the U.S.
“That’s the straightforward starting point,” Lankford commented. “Individuals who recently crossed, individuals who were legally present and committed other offenses, individuals whom the court has ordered to be removed – that encompasses well over a million people. Begin working through that process.”
Trump himself previously speculated during the presidential campaign about having a “small desk” at the Capitol on Inauguration Day, where he would sit and swiftly sign his executive orders.
While there are no public indications that he is considering this, the Republican senators are planning to welcome Trump inside the building after he is sworn into office. The new president would typically sign the documentation required for the formal nominations of his Cabinet and administrative appointments.
Many of Trump's selections for key administration positions are undergoing Senate confirmation hearings in the upcoming week. Traditionally, the Senate commences holding votes on a president's nominees as soon as he assumes office, with some even being confirmed on Inauguration Day.
“That would be desirable,” stated Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who mentioned that senators are still awaiting background checks and other necessary paperwork for numerous of Trump's picks. “We shall observe.”