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3/13/25

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This is an omnibus border-related order that will result in more immigration detention and fewer people getting access to the U.S. asylum system.

This order contains a number of provisions — not all of which can go into effect immediately, but all of which signal that this administration will attempt to cut off access to asylum as much as possible and to detain as many immigrants as possible. The order directs the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build the wall and send more personnel to obtain "complete operational control" of the border, a standard that has never been met and could not be met without diverting the resources of the federal government in a drastic manner. The order also instructs the Attorney General and DHS Secretary to assign additional federal personnel to enforce immigration law. As many immigrants as possible are to be detained, instead of being allowed to litigate their immigration cases from their own communities where they have access to documents, counsel, and resources that they cannot obtain in detention. The order instructs the Secretary of State to restart Remain in Mexico and to negotiate so-called "safe third country" agreements, which require the assent of other countries. This order also ends the CBP One app, a flawed phone app that nonetheless allowed asylum seekers to go to ports of entry at assigned times, ends a parole program for citizens for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV), and signals a severe decrease in the use of parole overall. The order directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DHS to do more DNA testing of migrants, including of families, and to prosecute more border-related offenses. Finally, this order suggests the Administration will use Title 42's public health authority to cut off access to asylum within the next two weeks.

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4/2/25

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This memorandum directs certain White House staff to be granted the highest level of security clearance without vetting.

This memo directs the White House Counsel to identify individuals in the Executive Office of the President that must be granted Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) — the highest level of security clearance — without proper vetting or background checks. The security clearances are for up to six months and the memo allows for the White House Counsel to supplement the lists or revoke any of these accesses.

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4/2/25

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This order commands all federal remote workers back to the office full-time, without regard to union agreements or disruptions it could cause.

This order directs agencies to terminate remote work arrangements and require remote workers to return to the office full-time. Only department and agency heads can grant exceptions, and there are no standards listed for those exceptions. There is also no acknowledgment of union collective bargaining agreements, which could mean that the administration intends to ignore them. This will create major hardships for remote workers, despite remote work being common outside the government, and it will make it harder for the government to provide essential services and protections.

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4/2/25

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This order claims to prohibit the proposal or issuing of any policies until a Trump administration official reviews and approves them.

By giving Trump administration officials complete review authority over issuing and proposing regulatory actions, guidance documents, and rules, this order makes it much more difficult for our government to perform essential functions, which include ensuring our food, medicine, transportation, and water are safe. Additionally, this order proposes to delay the effective dates of certain policies, as well as withdraw others that have not yet been published. Government cannot work for people and communities across this country by grinding it to a halt.

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4/2/25

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This order directs agency heads to lower the costs of housing, healthcare, and other necessities, in part by cutting regulations intended to protect consumers and the climate.

This order claims to address Americans' higher costs of living, but it will have no immediate effect. It directs agency heads to "deliver emergency price relief," in part by cutting policies that protect consumers and communities, and implement some changes that agency heads cannot do by themselves.

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3/17/25

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This order places a freeze on vast swaths of federal hiring, making it harder for the government to provide critical services and protections.

This order institutes an immediate hiring freeze throughout the executive branch, with some exceptions. It also provides for the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to consult with the DOGE on a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government’s workforce. The IRS is targeted for a lengthier freeze than the rest of government. This overbroad and arbitrary freeze will make it harder for the government to staff essential positions that benefit all Americans.