Trump Administration Executive Orders
Below are relevant anti-refugee, anti-asylum, and anti-immigrant executive orders signed on January 20, 2025 to the present
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List of Executive Orders and Overarching Analyses
- EXECUTIVE ORDERS
- Immigration Policy Tracking Project- A comprehensive compilation of all Trump 1.0 and 2.0 immigration policies indexed, searchable, and with key source documents
- Featured Policies & Analysis- Policies being monitored especially closely given their potential impact to people and communities throughout the United States- Democracy Forward
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Day 1: Executive Order Analyses
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- National Immigration Project Trump Day 1 Analysis
- Immigrant Justice Network: Focus on Criminalization and Detention
- National Immigration Law Center Analysis of Trump Day 1 Executive Orders: Unconstitutional, Illegal, and Cruel
- AILA: Policy Brief: Trump Administration Day One Executive Orders
- Human Rights First: Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Initial Immigration Executive Actions
- National Immigrant Justice Center: Leading with Cruelty: Eight Impacts of Trump’s First Day Executive Orders
- American Immigration Council: After Day One: A High-Level Analysis of Trump’s First Executive Actions
- USCCB: Initial Migration-Related Executive Actions of the Second Trump Administration
- USAHello: Understand immigration changes under the new administration
- Welcome With Dignity Week 1-3 Messaging Guidance
- IRAP- Executive actions relating to parole
- NPNA Summary: Immigration Executive Orders 1/20/2025 – Google Docs
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Preserving And Protecting The Integrity Of American Elections
Executive Order – March 25, 2025
EO Facts:
- Designating English as the Official Language of The United States
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Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua
Executive Order – March 15, 2025
Memo Facts:
- Trump Administration Appears to Launch ‘Alien Enemies Act’ Deportation Program
- Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Power Grab Signals the Death Knell for Democracy – Immigration Hub
- Trump invokes 18th century law to speed deportations, judge stalls it hours later | AP News
Statements:
- Refugee Council USA Unequivocally Condemns the Trump Administration’s Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act and Other Measures to Facilitate Mass Detention and Deportation – Refugee Council USA
- Unlawful Detentions and Forced Removals Without Due Process Violate Rights, Endanger Refugees and U.S. Citizens — Refugee Congress
- Trump’s Deportation Machine Is a Test Run for Authoritarian Rule
- By Invoking Alien Enemies Act of 1798, President Trump Brings Stains from America’s Past into the Present | CWS
- Alien Enemies Act Declares War on Due Process and Venezuelan Immigrant Families | Vera Institute
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Withdrawing The United States From And Ending Funding To Certain United Nations Organizations And Reviewing United States Support To All International Organizations- 2/4
Executive Order – February 4, 2025
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White House Memo: federal agencies to pause all federal grant, loan, and financial assistance programs- 1/27
OMB Memo– January 27, 2025
Memo Facts:
- White House sends aid freeze questionnaire to federal agencies – Roll Call
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In addition to federal grants, the White House’s directive covers cooperative agreements, direct appropriations, food commodities, loans, insurance, and more.
Specifically, the memo defines “federal financial assistance” to include all forms of assistance listed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of the definition of this term at 2 CFR 200.1, and assistance received or administered by recipients or subrecipients of any type except for assistance received directly by individuals.
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Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
EO Facts:
- Section by section summary of the EO
- Refugee Ban EO Policy Factsheet
- Refugee Ban Executive Order FAQ
- 2025_NIPNLG-Trump-Week1.pdf
- Global Refuge: Executive Order on Refugee Resettlement
- Global Refuge: The Human Consequences of the Executive Order on Refugee Resettlement
- 90-Day Suspension Resources (ICVA)
Messaging
- RCUSA Messaging Guidance
- Additional/general USRAP talking points
- Broader RCUSA 119th Congress priorities
Community Action Alerts
Media
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Guaranteeing The States Protection Against Invasion- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
EO Facts:
- Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist Organizations And Specially Designated Global Terrorists- 1/20
- Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats- 1/20
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Protecting The American People Against Invasion- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
EO Facts:
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Reevaluating And Realigning United States Foreign Aid- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
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Securing Our Borders- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
EO Facts:
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Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship- 1/20
Executive Order – January 20, 2025
EO Facts:
- Clarifying The Military’s Role In Protecting The Territorial Integrity Of The United States- 1/20
- Declaring A National Emergency At The Southern Border Of The United States- 1/20
- Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions- 1/20
- Restoring The Death Penalty And Protecting Public Safety- 1/20
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