President-elect Donald Trump is set to sign ten executive orders related to immigration shortly after taking office, as reported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, January 20. The incoming White House officials revealed that these orders will include ending automatic birthright citizenship, deploying troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, declaring a national emergency at the border, and initiating immediate deportation procedures to try to end asylum applications at the border.
The specifics of these executive orders have not been disclosed by officials. However, if implemented, these measures would significantly reshape America’s border policies. It remains unclear how the Trump administration plans to block asylum applications or how the military will be used to assist, as well as whether they may face legal challenges.
Trump also plans to reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires individuals seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border to reside in northern border towns of Mexico while their cases are processed in U.S. courts. Additionally, Trump will resume border wall construction, designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and pause the refugee resettlement program for four months.
Trump further intends to instruct the Attorney General to seek death penalty sentences for cases involving the killing of U.S. law enforcement officers and illegal immigrants committing serious crimes.
It is noteworthy that officials did not include the travel ban among the executive orders, but stated that Trump will ask relevant agencies to propose measures to temporarily suspend the entry of nationals from specific designated countries of concern.