[News] What executive orders is Trump expected to sign on day one?

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Donald Trump has promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders now that he has been sworn in as the 47th US president, after calling for a "revolution of common sense" in Monday's inaugural address.

The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, including immigration, climate rules and diversity policies. Executive orders carry the weight of law but can be overturned by subsequent presidents or the courts. Many could face legal challenges.

It is common for presidents to sign a range of executive orders when they enter office, but US media reports that Trump intends to issue as many as 200 on his first day - which would eclipse the amount most past presidents have issued in a single term.

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What are executive orders?

Trump to declare national emergency at border in flurry of day one orders

Immigration and the border

National emergency at the border

Trump said during his inaugural address that he would sign an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border - and ordering the Department of Defense to more heavily allocate resources and manpower to it.

"Remain in Mexico"

His White House will also re-implement his "Remain in Mexico" policy in a day-one executive order, he said. A measure from his first term, it returned about 70,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers across the border to Mexico to await hearings.

Terrorism designation for gangs and cartels

The president will officially designate cartels and international gangs as foreign terrorist organisations, according to his inaugural address. Central American MS-13 and Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua will be added to a list that includes Al Qaeda, the so-called Islamic State and Hamas.

Resume wall-building

When Trump was first elected president in 2016, he signed an executive order to build a border wall. Although parts of the wall have been built, there is still much left uncompleted, and an official told reporters before the inauguration that Trump would issue a directive to finish what he started.

End birthright citizenship

Trump has called the constitutional right that says anyone born on US soil is an American citizen "ridiculous". Trump officials also told reporters that the president would deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who are in the US illegally.

But doing that could prove much more difficult than simply issuing an executive order, and is expected to face legal challenges.

Refugee and asylum seekers

Trump will suspend refugees admissions into the US for at least four months, officials also said. He also plans to use his presidential powers to "end" asylum by proclamation to fast-track deportations at the US-Mexico border.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will suspend refugee resettlements in US communities.

Death penalty for certain immigrant criminals

Now that he is in office, officials said that Trump will direct his attorney general to seek the death penalty for any unauthorised immigrant who is found guilty of murdering law enforcement officers or other "capital" crimes.

Deportations

Trump vowed to end the practice of "catch and release" during his speech on Monday. The policy allows migrants to live in US communities while they await their hearings.

He has previously promised to "launch the largest deportation program in American history" and end a longtime policy that has kept federal immigration authorities from conducting raids on churches and schools.

These pledges could face legal and logistical challenges.

Closing the border on health grounds

A 1944 measure called Title 42 allows the US government to curb migration to protect public health. It was last used during the pandemic, but US media report that the new administration is looking for a disease that would help justify its plans to close the southern US border with Mexico.

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced961egp65o