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Updated:

4/2/25

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This order claims to end federal government censorship and directs the Attorney General to investigate the Biden administration for its efforts to combat disinformation.

This order does not alter anyone's First Amendment rights. The federal government is already prohibited from unconstitutionally abridging the free speech of any American citizen. This order claims that the Biden administration, in attempts to combat "misinformation," "disinformation," and "malinformation," instead unconstitutionally coerced social media companies to censor Americans' speech on online platforms. The order directs the Attorney General to consult with the heads of executive departments and agencies to "investigate the activities of the Federal Government over the last 4 years" for unconstitutional censorship and to prepare a report recommending "appropriate remedial actions" based on the report's findings.

Temporarily Blocked

Updated:

3/24/25

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This order directs federal departments and agencies not to issue or accept citizenship-affirming documents for babies without at least one citizen or LPR parent.

This claims to end Birthright Citizenship by directing the U.S. government to withhold the issuance of documents and to refuse to accept state, local, or other documents recognizing the U.S. citizenship of babies born after Feb. 20, 2025 who do not have at least one citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (LPR, greencard-holder) parent. This order violates the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, which held that all babies born in the United States are citizens, whether their parents are authorized to be here or even eligible for citizenship at all. This order also differentiates between the citizenship status of a child's mother and father and makes no provisions for babies born to unknown fathers.

This order withdraws the U.S. from UNHRC, stops all U.S. funding to UNRWA and UNHRC, and orders a review of all international treaties and intergovernmental organizations.

This executive order directs the Secretary of State to reevaluate the United States’ commitment to three United Nations (UN) organizations: the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC); the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); and the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The United States will no longer participate in the UNHRC, and U.S. government agencies are directed to not use any funds for a contribution, grant, or other payment to UNRWA and to withhold UN funding that would go to UNHRC. Within 180 days of the issuance of the order, the Secretary of State and the U.S. Representative to the UN are directed to conduct a review of all international intergovernmental organizations of which the United States is a member and all conventions and treaties to which the United States is a party to determine which are contrary to the interest of the United States and whether they can be reformed.

The White House terminated 17 different Inspectors General across the government

On January 24th, President Trump fired 17 Inspectors General (IG) across the US government. In the wake of the abuses of the Nixon administration, Congress created IGs in order to serve as independent watchdogs who could audit and investigate their agencies when allegations of waste, fraud and abuse arose. Their role is essential to holding corrupt actors to account, and their unlawful removal should be seen as an attempt by the Trump administration to avoid accountability with the American people. According to the law, before removing an IG, a president must give Congress a 30-day notice and substantive reasoning for the firing.

These pardons grant clemency to 23 people convicted of threatening reproductive rights by violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

The FACE Act, which became law in 1994, was designed to protect clinics that provide abortion, as well as the people seeking care, from violence. President Trump and other far-right groups have characterized the Biden administration's enforcement of the law as another example of a "weaponized" Justice Department. These pardons advance that narrative and undermine federal support for reproductive rights.

Underway

Updated:

2/14/25

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This order grants a full pardon to DC police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky, despite a jury finding him guilty of murder and obstruction of justice in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown.

D.C. police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky was convicted by a jury of his peers of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown in 2020. Hylton-Brown had a three-month old daughter at the time he was killed, following an unauthorized pursuit by Zabavsky's partner Terrence Sutton. After Hylton-Brown was struck by another motorist, the officers extensively covered up the crime, including shutting off their body worn cameras at key moments. President Trump justified the pardon with the false and irrelevant claim that Hylton-Brown was "an illegal."