Border Security Executive Orders:
Just hours after his inauguration today he signed an executive order to place more security at the US-Mexico border and also spoke today. about ending all migration at the border by placing a national emergency there to stop migration. One part of this new executive order is shutting down the CPB One App which was an app used by asylum seeking migrants the ability to seek asylum in the US through the appointments on this app. Through this bill this app was shut down immediately and people that were supposed to be going to these appointments were forced to stay in Mexico as they could not proceed. Luckily Mexico has released a statement stating that these migrants can maintain asylum near the southern border until their court cases are finished.
One of his other orders that he told the head of the Department of Homeland Security is to end Humanitarian Parole. This was a program that allowed migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to fly to America and stay up to 2 years here. This was a program that Joe Biden had put in place in 2023 and just last year 500,000 people came to America through this program, all of which is being done away with by this order.
Birthright Citizenship:
He signed another executive order today stating that the citizenship of someone would be based on the legality of their parents being their and effectively ending Birthright Citizenship, meaning that not every person born on American soil would automatically become a citizen. Despite the 14th amendment directly opposing this order, he still signed it and will probably get court attention due to this conflict. Though if it does stand this order will go into effect in 30 days as it states.
Other smaller moves:
As he said that he would in his campaign, within his first day he pardoned 1,500 people that were convicted or being charged with a variety of charges all surrounding the January 6th insurrection from 2020.
He also left the Paris climate agreement as he did in 2016 when he first came to office and how he said he would throughout his whole campaign. This agreement aims to keep emissions down and overall global warming temperatures across the world down and since he doesn’t think climate change is real, leaving this agreement is no surprise.
Another thing he did today is that he halted all government hiring besides the military as well as putting a freeze on all regulations being placed. All of which is an attempt overall to overhaul the bureaucracy, probably to provide room for the Department of Government Efficiency to work despite the fact that they are not an official department yet.
Final Thoughts:
Overall, it is clear that President Trump had an agenda to get things done today much of which he talked about in his campaign. As well as it is clear that he opposed a lot of the measures put in place by the previous campaign thus having to put a lot of things in place today.
Sources:
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43650/trump-inauguration-day-one-immigration
https://apnews.com/article/trump-day-1-executive-orders-3a035a0bbd37b5c12630b92c8c8a9625
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/20/us/trump-executive-orders
4 comments:
Lots of bold moves coming from Trump and his first day in office. I don't see how the border could be deemed a national emergency, and to me, it looks like another abuse of power coming from Trump's reins on his title as President. Also, I doubt his executive order to end birthright citizenship will ever come to fruition--the Supreme Court will probably be flooded with cases and appeals and maybe even deem the whole executive order as unconstitutional. It's kind of ironic how Trump sees climate change as irrelevant and momentarily paused government recruitment when he's so stern on creating this over-glorified "Department of Government Efficiency" of his.
I think a lot of people who voted Trump are starting to question their decisions, especially POC. Birthright Citizenship has been a staple of America, and like Cole said it's even an Amendment, which makes you wonder why exactly Trump signed an executive order for this. This doesn't benefit anybody, and his ideologies are starting to become extremist - pardoning 1,500 people considered domestic terrorists would usually turn a ton of heads, and it's ironic considering that he only likes this democratic process when it turns out to be in his favor. A last thing to point out here - climate change isn't really a political issue - it's more of a rich vs. poor issue currently, with the only reason to not contribute to slowing climate change being if you're in the fossil fuel business and have a lot of money. Ignorance plus money is bringing not just the country, but the world down slowly, and it is frightening to say the least.
The executive actions taken by Trump are deeply concerning and set a dangerous tone for the future of America. Shutting down the CPB One App and ending the Humanitarian Parole program abandons vulnerable migrants who are seeking safety, while ending birthright citizenship undermines fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. These policies demonize immigrants instead of addressing their struggles with compassion. On top of that, withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement ignores the extremely urgent need to combat climate change, putting the planet and future generations at risk. These actions reflect a troubling shift away from justice, compassion, and responsibility, and it’s deeply important to stand against them.
I question why these executive orders were such pressing issues, whereas other pressing issues, such as climate change, have seemed to be put on the back burner. It shocks me that Trump can have such careless disregard for Americans that are different from himself. I think the removal of birthright citizenship really just does not make sense, as it seems unnecessary, and would be going around a Constitutional Amendment to have such policy removed. It makes me fear what else he can do, as I feel there is already a dangerous amount of power in his hands. One of the most concerning decisions he has made thus for, for me, is the pardoning of thousands of criminals who were involved in the riots on the capitol. Not only did he excuse their actions, but he also pardoned all of them, even though some had been exposed of further crime, and were in jail because of those actions, upon investigation.
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