Factbox-Here’s what we know about Trump’s planned executive orders after being sworn in Reuters

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would issue what is expected to be a flurry of executive orders and directives as he sought to put his stamp on his new administration on issues from energy to immigration.

Two sources familiar with the plans said more than 200 such orders and directives could be issued in what is known internally as “shock and awe”.

Here’s what we know so far about executive orders:

IMMIGRATION

In his inaugural address shortly after being sworn in for a second term in the White House, Trump said he would declare a state of emergency on illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border, send troops there and step up deportations of criminals.

He also said he would invoke a 1798 war law known as the Alien Enemy Act to target foreign gang members in the US, a legal authority last used to incarcerate non-citizens of Japanese, German and Italian descent in internment camps. internment during the Second World War, and to label criminal cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

The Trump administration is also ending asylum for people who cross the U.S. border illegally, ramping up screening and vetting of “aliens,” suspending refugee resettlement and committing to building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the White House website.

ENERGY

Trump said he would immediately declare a national energy emergency, vowing to replenish strategic oil reserves and export American energy around the world.

We will be a rich nation again, and that liquid gold under our feet will help with that, he said.

Trump, who promised during his campaign to “drill, baby, drill,” will also sign an executive order targeting Alaska, a new administration official said, adding that the state is critical to U.S. national security and could allow the export of liquefied petroleum gas. other parts of the USA and allies.

The US will also withdraw from the Paris climate agreement and end wind farm leasing, according to the White House website. Additionally, Trump said he would revoke what he called the electric vehicle mandate.

Members of his team are recommending sweeping changes to end support for electric vehicles and charging stations and strengthen measures to block imports of cars, components and battery materials from China, according to a document seen by Reuters.

They also recommended imposing tariffs on all battery materials globally, trying to increase U.S. production, and then negotiating individual exemptions with allies, the document shows.

Trump’s executive orders are also likely to seek to roll back the Biden administration’s climate regulations for power plants, end a freeze on LNG export approvals and revoke exemptions that allow California and other states to have stricter pollution rules.

TARIFFS

On Monday, Trump said he would tariff and tax countries to enrich Americans, promised an overhaul of the trade system and said the US would set up an “Internal Revenue Service” to collect all tariffs, taxes and revenue from foreign sources.

He will also issue a sweeping trade memorandum on Monday that will not impose new tariffs on his first day in office but instead will direct federal agencies to assess US trade relations with China, Canada and Mexico, a new Trump administration official said.

The Republican president has promised 10% tariffs on global imports, 60% on Chinese goods and 25% surcharges on Canadian and Mexican imports, tariffs that could affect trade flows, raise costs and trigger retaliation.

The official, confirming a Wall Street Journal report, said Trump would direct agencies to investigate and correct persistent trade deficits and address unfair trade and currency policies of other countries.

The memorandum will single out China, Canada and Mexico for scrutiny, but will not announce new tariffs, the official said. It will direct agencies to assess Beijing’s compliance with the 2020 trade deal with the US, as well as the status of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the official said.

Trump believes the tariffs would help boost US economic growth, although opponents warn the costs would likely be passed on to consumers.

DIVERSITY AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Trump will issue executive orders slashing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and declare that the U.S. government will recognize only two genders — male and female — that cannot be changed, a new White House official said Monday.

The official added that additional activities on DEI programs are expected “very soon”.

During his first term, Trump signed an executive order to scale back efforts to address racial disparities in the workplace, through programs that include diversity training within companies. Biden rescinded that executive order on his first day in office in January 2021.

Trump also promised to sign an executive order ending the rights of transgender people in the US military and US schools.

In a 2023 campaign video, Trump said on his first day in office he would rescind the Biden administration’s policy of providing information and resources to those seeking medical care so they can match their bodies to the gender they identify with. That care may include hormone therapy and surgery.

As for transgender athletes, he told a rally on Sunday that he would act on day one to stop trans athletes from participating in women’s sports.

PARDONS

Trump is preparing to issue sweeping pardons to those accused of attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and intends to reduce sentences for people who attacked police, ABC News reported Monday, citing unidentified sources.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. ABC News reported that plans could change before the pardon is officially issued.

ABC News reported that Trump planned to overturn the convictions of those who did not commit violence during the riots at the Capitol. Trump is seeking commutation of sentences for those convicted of attacks on police, which could allow the release of supporters currently in prison, according to the report.

FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY

Trump will freeze bureaucratic hiring except in essential areas and force federal workers to work from their offices, according to the White House website.

During his presidential campaign, Trump promised to end work-from-home arrangements for tens of thousands of federal employees, which have been greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December, Trump said if federal workers refused to return to the office, “they will be fired.”

Trump and his allies hope that forcing government employees back into office could trigger large-scale resignations, which would help their goal of shrinking the size of the federal bureaucracy.