Name: 100 Executive Actions on Day 1: What to Expect Early in Trump’s 2nd Term
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Description: WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will issue a flurry of executive orders right after being sworn in on Jan. 20.

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WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump will issue a flurry of executive orders right after being sworn in on Jan. 20.

Stephen Miller, Trump’s immigration adviser, reportedly outlined some of Trump’s prospective measures in a meeting with Senate Republicans earlier this month. On its first day, the Trump White House could issue more than 100 executive orders, with a particular focus on the border.

Those first few hours and the days to come could see <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/as-trump-retakes-helm-more-than-100-executive-actions-are-expected-2-post-5792074" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an unprecedented surge</a> of ambitious executive actions, ranging from reversals of Biden-era border policies to <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/president-donald-j-trump-free-speech-policy-initiative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an order against online censorship</a>.

Alongside executive orders, Trump's earliest moves will likely include memoranda, proclamations, pardons, and even diplomacy aimed at stabilizing a chaotic world order.

Observers can expect pushback from Democrats as well as judicial challenges and other hiccups.

Here is what you should anticipate on day one and in those that follow.
<h2>Immigration and the Border</h2>
The state of the U.S. border was a key talking point for Trump while campaigning.

Once in the White House, Trump could quickly reenact many of the immigration- and border-related executive orders from his first term. President Joe Biden rolled back his predecessor’s immigration policies soon after taking office in 2021.

Trump is expected to reinstate the requirement that asylum seekers stay south of the border ahead of their immigration court date—a policy known as “Remain in Mexico.”

He could also end “catch and release.”

In addition, he may restore Title 42, a pandemic-era restriction that Biden ended. He could also quickly move to finish building a wall along the southern border and to fund new detention facilities, necessary given the scope of deportations he plans.

The mass deportation process could start slowly, with an initial focus on illegal immigrants who have criminal records and active deportation orders.

Trump has also promised a <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-day-one-executive-order-ending-citizenship-for-children-of-illegals-and-outlawing-birth-tourism">day one executive order</a> to curtail birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants born on U.S. soil. That executive action would also seek to end “birth tourism.” Under the current law, many pregnant foreigners can and do briefly visit the United States so their children are born within its borders, thereby entitling them to birthright citizenship.

In addition, Trump will likely push for immigration enforcement in “sanctuary cities,” jurisdictions that restrict cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Incoming border czar Tom Homan has said the administration’s efforts will start in one of the country’s biggest sanctuary cities, Chicago.
<h2>Energy and Electric Vehicles</h2>
During his presidential run, Trump vowed to “drill, baby, drill,” and make U.S. energy dominant.

Once in office, he could target Biden’s 2021 <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/27/executive-order-on-tackling-the-climate-crisis-at-home-and-abroad/">executive order</a> “on tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad.” Relatedly, he may again withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement or other international agreements pertaining to climate change.

In addition, Trump will likely seek to undo Biden-era restrictions on drilling on federal lands and waters. He could also end Biden’s pause on liquefied natural gas exports.

Trump may also seek to undo the Biden administration’s electric vehicle agenda.

More specifically, he is expected to target recent automotive regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, which he has characterized as a mandate for electric vehicles.

Under the Clean Air Act, California is free to create its own emissions standards—and many other states follow its lead. The Environmental Protection Agency recently greenlit the state’s latest requests, which would see it ban gas-powered cars within a decade. Trump could challenge the Golden State’s independence in regulating emissions.
<h2>Jan. 6 Pardons</h2>
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have discussed pardons for nonviolent participants in the protests and breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

To date, there have been more than 1,500 arrests connected to the events of Jan. 6.

“If they were non-violent, I think they've been greatly punished,” Trump said during a December 2024 interview with Time Magazine.

“They’ve suffered greatly, and in many cases, they should not have suffered.”

Vance, meanwhile, said that violent offenders “obviously” should not receive pardons during an interview on Fox News Sunday earlier this month.

In July 2024, while speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists’ Chicago convention, then-candidate Trump suggested that pardons could be extended to people convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers “if they’re innocent.”

“They were convicted by a very, very tough system,” Trump said before questioning why participants in protests and riots during the summer of 2020 did not face a law enforcement dragnet similar to the one after Jan. 6.
<h2>DEI</h2>
Trump will likely work to unspool diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures pursued by the Biden administration.

In January 2021, Biden <a href="https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/revocation-executive-order-13590_508.pdf">revoked</a> a Trump executive order that effectively banned diversity training in federal agencies. That same Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/25/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-advancing-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-government/">executive order</a> created a whole-of-government policy of “affirmatively advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity.”

A 2023 Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/02/16/executive-order-on-further-advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ncl_amplify&utm_campaign=230302-agenda47_eradicating_joe_bidens_sinister_equity_executive_order_that_has_led_to_the_woke_takeover_of_the_us_government&utm_content=ncl-zZmfYeQzdE&_nlid=zZmfYeQzdE&_nhids=e2Nf7QV">executive order</a> went further, mandating “Agency Equity Teams” throughout the federal government.

“On day one, President Trump will revoke Biden’s Marxist DEI executive order, and reinstate the Trump 2020 executive order banning stereotyping based on race and sex in the federal government,” Trump’s Agenda 47 states.

It goes on to state that the president “will immediately terminate all staffers hired to implement Biden’s policy and eliminate all related offices and initiatives.”

Additionally, the president-elect <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-protecting-students-from-the-radical-left-and-marxist-maniacs">vowed</a> as part of his Agenda 47 to fire “all Marxist diversity, equity, and inclusion bureaucrats” in the educational system.
<h2>Education and ‘Wokeness’</h2>
In addition to tackling DEI in the education system, Trump will probably move quickly to curb other elements of what some call “wokeness” in schools.

As part of his Agenda 47, Trump has said he will target the college accreditation system. It is overseen by the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which reports to the secretary of the Department of Education.

“When I return to the White House, I will fire the radical left accreditors that have allowed our colleges to become dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics,” Trump <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-protecting-students-from-the-radical-left-and-marxist-maniacs-infecting-educational-institutions">said</a>.

He also <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs">pledged</a> to cease funding schools that promote critical race theory and any that have <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-woke-education-24f864d83e2f5745d12a79ebac0d7cc4">vaccine or mask mandates</a>.

His <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-president-trumps-ten-principles-for-great-schools-leading-to-great-jobs">Agenda 47</a> includes a pledge to direct all agencies “to cease all programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition, at any age.”

At AmericaFest in December 2024, Trump said he would target transgender surgeries on children with a day one executive order.
<h2>Foreign Policy</h2>
On the campaign trail, Trump said he could end the Russia–Ukraine war “in 24 hours.”

Trump’s credibility on foreign policy has been bolstered by the role of <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-reiterates-all-hell-will-break-out-if-hamass-hostages-not-released-by-jan-20-post-5787668" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Steve Witkoff</a>, his special Middle East envoy, in brokering a cease-fire and hostage release deal between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group.

In recent days, however, some of Trump’s advisers have reportedly suggested that the process of negotiating a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine could take months.

Mirroring his withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership early in his first presidency, Trump could exit the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, according to <a href="https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/trumps-executive-orders-what-expect">an analysis</a> from the Council on Foreign Relations.

The president-elect may swiftly impose tariffs of 60 percent on the Chinese regime while <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968">also maneuvering</a> against a recent ban on TikTok, which the Biden administration has said it will not enforce.

Trump’s Agenda 47 includes a pledge to restore his <a href="https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/agenda47-returning-production-of-essential-medicines-back-to-america-and-ending-bidens-pharmaceutical-shortages">pandemic-era executive order</a> aimed at onshoring the country’s pharmaceutical supply chains, which in many cases remain tied to China, India, and other foreign countries.
<h2>The Economy</h2>
In addition to targeting the Chinese regime with tariffs, Trump may move to impose tariffs of 25 percent on Canada and Mexico, depending on whether they address his concerns about their borders with the United States. He has vowed to impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports from all countries.

Trump’s prospective moves on energy are also geared toward helping the U.S. economy.

He may also issue a memorandum halting ongoing rulemaking by federal agencies. Trump has promised to slash regulations across the government with the goal of improving its efficiency and spurring economic growth.

In the same vein, Trump and leaders in the Republican-controlled Congress want to renew his 2017 tax cuts during his first 100 days in office. He may also impose a federal hiring freeze, as he did at the beginning of his first term.

<em>From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/100-executive-actions-on-day-1-what-to-expect-early-in-trumps-second-term-5794463">The Epoch Times</a></em>

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