A continually updated tally of Trump’s anticipated executive orders, actions, proclamations, and legislative initiatives
Here's a glimpse at the actions Trump took on his first day in office.
TroibNews 
Donald Trump is vowing to usher in a "golden age of America" during his second term, announcing a series of executive orders to actualize this vision.
The president has signed numerous orders and directives aimed at abolishing birthright citizenship, addressing illegal immigration at the southern border, boosting domestic energy production, and restructuring a federal government he perceives as excessively large and overly “woke.”
It remains uncertain which of Trump's executive actions will yield immediate results or are merely symbolic gestures. However, they are already encountering legal obstacles. The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, faced lawsuits mere hours before Trump finalized its establishment. More controversial initiatives, such as the one targeting birthright citizenship, also swiftly attracted legal scrutiny. Furthermore, despite Trump’s commitment in his inaugural speech to establish an “External Revenue Service” for collecting tariffs and revenues from foreign nations, he will require congressional consent to create this new agency.
Here’s an overview of the actions Trump signed on Day One — along with subsequent executive directives:
**Jan. 6 Pardons**
Trump granted clemency to around 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, a broad act of mercy that honored a campaign promise and disrupted years of Justice Department efforts.
**Immigration**
On Monday, Trump signed a range of executive orders to fulfill his longstanding commitment to intensify enforcement against illegal border crossings and immigration issues. He also announced a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and deployed U.S. Armed Forces to that area.
His plan includes:
- Issuing an executive action to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to eliminate birthright citizenship, which has prompted immediate legal opposition, including from Democratic attorneys general.
- Resuming construction of the border wall.
- Ending so-called catch and release.
- Temporarily suspending refugee resettlement from specific countries for at least four months.
- Restarting the “Remain in Mexico” policy from his initial term.
- Restricting asylum under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Designating drug cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations while invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to remove them — or as Trump stated in his inaugural address, to “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil.”
- Directing the incoming attorney general to pursue capital punishment for the murders of law enforcement officials and capital crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.
**Energy**
Trump aims for a "drill, baby, drill" approach by declaring a “national energy emergency,” granting him the authority to boost domestic energy production and reverse many of the Biden administration’s clean-energy initiatives. The White House announced a renewed withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Other planned actions include:
- Issuing a memorandum outlining a comprehensive government strategy to reduce inflation.
- Ending what his team labeled an “electric vehicle mandate.”
- Halting leasing for large wind farms that “degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.”
**Federal Workforce**
Remote work is set to end under Trump's executive orders, which mandate all U.S. government departments and agencies to require employees to return to the office. He also announced a hiring freeze across the executive branch, except for “essential areas.”
Trump's initiatives will also:
- Remove job protections for tens of thousands of government workers, deemed necessary for combating what he calls the “deep state” bureaucracy.
- Terminate “radical and wasteful” diversity training programs and various equity-related initiatives.
- Freeze new hiring, except in essential areas, to combat what he describes as a surplus of “useless and overpaid DEI activists.”
- Freeze the issuance of new regulations.
- Direct agencies to address the “cost of living crisis.”
- Promote “freedom of speech” and “prevent government censorship.”
- Establish the “Department of Government Efficiency.”
**Health**
In his speech, Trump stated that federal agencies would be instructed to eliminate “nonbinary” or “other” gender options from federal documents such as passports and visas. “It will officially be the policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female,” he emphasized.
He also signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
Other health-related initiatives include:
- Reinstituting military personnel who faced penalties for refusing the Covid-19 vaccination.
**Trade**
While no new tariffs have been enacted so far, Trump’s order directs federal agencies to investigate and remedy trade deficits and unfair trade and currency practices.
Planned moves in this area include:
- Imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada starting February 1.
- Creating the “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and revenues from foreign nations.
**Additional Moves**
Trump's other actions include:
- Extending the deadline for TikTok's divestment or ban, which raises legal concerns.
- Suspending U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days while reviewing their alignment with his agenda.
- Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and restoring Mount Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley, reversing changes made during the Obama administration.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
The president has signed numerous orders and directives aimed at abolishing birthright citizenship, addressing illegal immigration at the southern border, boosting domestic energy production, and restructuring a federal government he perceives as excessively large and overly “woke.”
It remains uncertain which of Trump's executive actions will yield immediate results or are merely symbolic gestures. However, they are already encountering legal obstacles. The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, faced lawsuits mere hours before Trump finalized its establishment. More controversial initiatives, such as the one targeting birthright citizenship, also swiftly attracted legal scrutiny. Furthermore, despite Trump’s commitment in his inaugural speech to establish an “External Revenue Service” for collecting tariffs and revenues from foreign nations, he will require congressional consent to create this new agency.
Here’s an overview of the actions Trump signed on Day One — along with subsequent executive directives:
**Jan. 6 Pardons**
Trump granted clemency to around 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, a broad act of mercy that honored a campaign promise and disrupted years of Justice Department efforts.
**Immigration**
On Monday, Trump signed a range of executive orders to fulfill his longstanding commitment to intensify enforcement against illegal border crossings and immigration issues. He also announced a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and deployed U.S. Armed Forces to that area.
His plan includes:
- Issuing an executive action to reinterpret the 14th Amendment to eliminate birthright citizenship, which has prompted immediate legal opposition, including from Democratic attorneys general.
- Resuming construction of the border wall.
- Ending so-called catch and release.
- Temporarily suspending refugee resettlement from specific countries for at least four months.
- Restarting the “Remain in Mexico” policy from his initial term.
- Restricting asylum under section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
- Designating drug cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations while invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to remove them — or as Trump stated in his inaugural address, to “eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil.”
- Directing the incoming attorney general to pursue capital punishment for the murders of law enforcement officials and capital crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.
**Energy**
Trump aims for a "drill, baby, drill" approach by declaring a “national energy emergency,” granting him the authority to boost domestic energy production and reverse many of the Biden administration’s clean-energy initiatives. The White House announced a renewed withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.
Other planned actions include:
- Issuing a memorandum outlining a comprehensive government strategy to reduce inflation.
- Ending what his team labeled an “electric vehicle mandate.”
- Halting leasing for large wind farms that “degrade our natural landscapes and fail to serve American energy consumers.”
**Federal Workforce**
Remote work is set to end under Trump's executive orders, which mandate all U.S. government departments and agencies to require employees to return to the office. He also announced a hiring freeze across the executive branch, except for “essential areas.”
Trump's initiatives will also:
- Remove job protections for tens of thousands of government workers, deemed necessary for combating what he calls the “deep state” bureaucracy.
- Terminate “radical and wasteful” diversity training programs and various equity-related initiatives.
- Freeze new hiring, except in essential areas, to combat what he describes as a surplus of “useless and overpaid DEI activists.”
- Freeze the issuance of new regulations.
- Direct agencies to address the “cost of living crisis.”
- Promote “freedom of speech” and “prevent government censorship.”
- Establish the “Department of Government Efficiency.”
**Health**
In his speech, Trump stated that federal agencies would be instructed to eliminate “nonbinary” or “other” gender options from federal documents such as passports and visas. “It will officially be the policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female,” he emphasized.
He also signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
Other health-related initiatives include:
- Reinstituting military personnel who faced penalties for refusing the Covid-19 vaccination.
**Trade**
While no new tariffs have been enacted so far, Trump’s order directs federal agencies to investigate and remedy trade deficits and unfair trade and currency practices.
Planned moves in this area include:
- Imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada starting February 1.
- Creating the “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and revenues from foreign nations.
**Additional Moves**
Trump's other actions include:
- Extending the deadline for TikTok's divestment or ban, which raises legal concerns.
- Suspending U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days while reviewing their alignment with his agenda.
- Renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and restoring Mount Denali in Alaska back to Mount McKinley, reversing changes made during the Obama administration.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News
