On January 20th at 12 p.m., Donald J. Trump became the 47th president of the United States. After that, he went to the inaugural ball. He then arrived at the Oval Office and started to pass executive orders. One of the orders he passed gave TikTok a 75-day extension delaying the app’s ban. He also has declared a national emergency to stop new migrants from entering through the southern border. In the next 30 days, the Department of Defense must “seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the United States by repelling forms of invasion, including unlawful mass migration.” According to ABC, Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, says he is reviewing launching operations to remove immigrants in Chicago. These could move out of Chicago and into other cities.
The Department of Homeland Security said that it is ending a policy that would stop undocumented people from being arrested near or outside what were considered sensitive locations, such as places of worship, schools, and hospitals. In one of his executive orders, Trump also ordered the military to help transport immigrants.
One day after Donald Trump became president, a union for federal employees filed a lawsuit against Trump and the Office of Management and Budget. They allege that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The violations are that it does not have a fair balance in its membership required by that act and that the meetings and records are not public in real time.
The legality of many of Trump’s executive orders has been questioned, such as his birthright citizenship executive order. Currently, many policies Trump has tried to enact with his executive order power are being questioned, and the overall power of the president will be assessed. It may be a while before we see what power Donald Trump has and what he can enforce. But for now, we must wait and see what happens next.
