Trump's executive orders: From quitting Paris agreement and WHO to border emergency and riot pardons
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Donald Trump immediately issued a flurry of executive orders and directives as he re-entered the White House, ripping up the work of his predecessor Joe Biden and putting his stamp on his new administration. The 47th US President signed a range of orders ranging from declaring a national emergency on the American border with Mexico to criminal pardons for around 1,500 people who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 2021.
Here are some of the key executive orders signed on Trump's first day back in office:. Trump pardoned about 1,500 people who stormed the US Capitol four years ago, in a sweeping gesture of support to the people who assaulted police as they tried to prevent lawmakers from certifying his 2020 election defeat.
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"We hope they come out tonight, frankly," Trump said. "We're expecting it.". The far-reaching action also cuts short the sentences of 14 members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers organisations, including some who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.
The document also directs the US attorney general to drop pending cases related to the riot. Trump signed orders declaring illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border a national emergency, designating criminal cartels as terrorist organisations, and targeting automatic citizenship for US-born children of immigrants in the country illegally.
