President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda.
Here’s the rundown of the actions Trump took in his first hours, as well as in the days since:
Immigration
This order is meant to reverse Biden administration border policies by ending what Trump has described as “catch and release.” The order also restarts the “Remain in Mexico” policy Trump implemented in his first term and directs further construction of a wall on the southern border.
The order also immediately ended the use of the CBP One app’s immigration functions. The phone app was expanded by the Biden administration to allow more than 730,000 noncitizens to fly into the country from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, as well as apply for appointments at ports of…
