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JUST IN: Trump To Deliver On Major Campaign Promise With Day-One Executive Order
Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are beginning to preview some of the day-one executive orders that he plans to immediately sign after being sworn in at noon Monday. One of the first, they promised, will fulfill a long-sought goal of the MAGA movement.
On Sunday, the Republican outlined some of the 10 executive orders around immigration, which he is expected to sign just hours after taking office. At a pre-inauguration rally, Trump promised to deliver on “the most aggressive, sweeping effort to restore our borders the world has ever seen.”
At the top of the list is a commitment to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional protection that critics have decried as a magnet for illegal immigrants seeking to stay in the U.S. by giving birth to a child after they arrive. That right will no longer be recognized “on a prospective basis” under Trump’s E.O., incoming White House officials told reporters on a call Monday.
Under the 14th Amendment, “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” The ironclad language runs up against what Trump promises to do and will undoubtedly lead to multiple lawsuits from immigration advocates.
Ending birthright citizenship is just one of 10 orders Trump plans to sign, officials expounded on the call. All relate in some way to “national security and public safety threats,” a reference to the murders of Laken Riley and other Americans killed by illegal immigrant criminals.
Other changes will include ending the Biden-Harris administration’s policy of catch-and-release as well as reinstituting a policy that asylum seekers and illegal arrivals remain in Mexico under a court date that could be as far away as eight or nine years.
In addition, President-elect Trump will declare a national emergency at the southern border, where waves of migrants have contributed to the greatest swell of illegal immigration the U.S. has ever experienced. Part of the order will direct U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials to resume construction of the border wall.
The national emergency designation will allow for “armed forces” and will “erect physical barriers” at the border, the New York Post reports. Most requests for asylum will be paused for at least four months while the Trump-Vance administration conducts a full review of current requests. Illegal immigrants found in the U.S. will be deported without the possibility of asylum, the outlet stated.
As a result of the changes, many migrants have said in recent days that they are choosing to “self-deport” back to their home countries rather than run the risk of being deported to Mexico. There, deadly cartels are expected to prey upon new arrivals as they seek to exploit opportunities for human trafficking.
