In an attempt to establish his mark on his new government on issues ranging from immigration to criminal pardons to energy, US President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and instructions, reports RTE.
On his first day back in office, he signed the following important executive orders:
Pardons
In a broad show of sympathy for those who attacked police on January 6, 2021, as they attempted to stop legislators from certifying his 2020 election loss, Trump pardoned around 1,500 individuals who stormed the US Capitol, reports RTE.
14 members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers groups, some of whom were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, get their sentences shortened as a result of the extensive action.
Additionally, the memo instructs the US attorney general to dismiss all outstanding riot-related proceedings, reports RTE.
Immigration
Trump issued orders that designated criminal cartels as terrorist organisations, declared illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border a national emergency, and targeted automatic citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants in the US.
According to the official, Trump’s order on US refugee resettlement will halt the program for a minimum of four months and mandate a security assessment to determine whether or not travellers from specific countries should be prohibited from travelling, reports RTE.
“The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants,” the decree stated, reports RTE.
Trump cancelled 78 executive orders from the previous government during a rally at a sports venue.
“I’ll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions of the previous administration,” Trump stated, reports RTE.
Additionally, Trump announced that he would sign an order mandating that all agencies maintain any documents related to “political persecutions” that took place under the Biden administration.
Executive orders covering everything from COVID relief to the advancement of renewable energy sectors were revoked, and they went into effect from the first day of former President Joe Biden’s administration in 2021 until last week, reports RTE.
Variety
In keeping his pledges to reduce safeguards for the most disadvantaged Americans, Trump also revoked executive orders that had advanced diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) and racial minority and LGBTQ+ rights.
Joe Biden issued 78 executive orders that were later rescinded, including at least a dozen that addressed discrimination against homosexual and transgender individuals and promoted racial fairness, reports RTE.
Ban on TikTok
Trump issued an order to postpone the 75-day TikTok ban that was supposed to take effect on January 19. To “give my administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok,” the directive instructs the attorney general to refrain from enforcing the legislation, reports RTE.
Hiring and regulatory freezes
Trump issued orders for federal employees to return to full-time, in-person work immediately, suspending government recruiting, and establishing new federal rules.
“I will implement an immediate regulation freeze, which will stop Biden bureaucrats from continuing to regulate,” Trump said, adding he will also “issue a temporary hiring freeze to ensure that we’re only hiring competent people who are faithful to the American public,” reports RTE.
The action would reverse a trend that began in the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak by forcing many white-collar government workers to give up remote working arrangements.
The return-to-work order, according to some Trump supporters, is meant to assist dismantle the civil service and make it simpler for Trump to replace long-serving public servants with loyalists, reports RTE.
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