Donald Trump's key policies: from abortion and climate change to the economy
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With Donald Trump‘s return to the White House for a second term just days away, Americans — and the rest of the world — are bracing themselves for several bold and potentially controversial policy changes. Before his inauguration on January 20, the US president-elect has made nominations for his top team and announced several law changes he plans to introduce.
From policies on immigration, the climate crisis, foreign wars and tariffs, the impact will be felt in all aspects of American life and across the globe. While some of his proposals would require congressional approval, many wouldn’t. Here is a summary of the key policies he has said he would pursue during his second term in office.
Mr Trump has vowed to reinstate his first-term policies targeting illegal border crossings and to implement the most sweeping mass deportation effort in American history. He has pledged to limit access to asylum at the US-Mexico border and has said he would end “catch-and-release” — the release of migrants into the community while they await their immigration court hearings. He would also reinstate Remain in Mexico, a policy from his first term that required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases were processed.
Mr Trump has said he will employ the National Guard and, if necessary, federal troops, to achieve his objectives. He has pledged to build huge detention camps to intern migrants. The president-elect has also announced plans to challenge the longstanding interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution by seeking to end automatic citizenship for children born to immigrants.
