Executive Actions Tracker

This EO directs executive departments and agencies not to issue documents recognizing U.S. citizenship, or accept State or local documents recognizing citizenship, for persons neither of whose parents is a citizen when either parent is an alien enemy (including members of designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations or Specially Designated Global Terrorists), either parent is a foreign government or international-organization employee, either parent engaged in a commercial transaction or fraud to obtain birthright citizenship (including birth tourism or surrogacy arrangements), or the person is born in a U.S. territory where citizenship is not conferred by federal statute. The Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Commissioner of Social Security must conform their regulations and policies to the order, and the heads of all executive departments and agencies must issue public implementation guidance within 30 days.

This executive order directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take actions and update rules and guidance to prevent "birth tourism", defined as entry into the United States on a nonimmigrant visa for the purpose of giving birth on American soil, or facilitating such entry. Authorized actions include denying or revoking visas, permanently barring entry, removing aliens who engaged or plan to engage in birth tourism, and taking action against facilitators, and the order delegates authority under 8 U.S.C. 1185(a) to both Secretaries. Either Secretary may grant exemptions on humanitarian or national-interest grounds.

This executive order takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in EO 14380 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba) by blocking the U.S. property of foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury to operate in the energy, defense and related materiel, metals and mining, financial services, or security sectors of the Cuban economy, to act for or be part of the Government of Cuba, to engage in serious human rights abuse or corruption related to Cuba, or to be adult family members of designated persons. It prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with or donating to blocked persons, suspends the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry of designated aliens absent a national interest determination by the Secretary of State, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose correspondent or payable-through account restrictions or blocking sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions for blocked persons. The Secretary of the Treasury is also directed to submit recurring and final reports to Congress on the national emergency.

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This EO directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a website, TrumpIRA.gov, by January 1, 2027, listing private-sector financial institutions offering IRAs under 26 U.S.C. 408 that accept the Federal Saver's Match contribution of up to $1,000 under 26 U.S.C. 6433, maintain net-expense ratios of no more than 0.15 percent, and impose no minimum-contribution or balance requirements. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to issue guidance on the tax treatment of contributions by tax-exempt organizations to workers' IRAs, directs the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor to issue regulations or guidance protecting workers and preventing prohibited transactions under 26 U.S.C. 4975, and directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, to prepare legislative recommendations codifying the order's policy.

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This proclamation continues the full entry suspension imposed by Proclamation 10949 (Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats) on nationals of 12 countries and the partial suspension on Burundi, Cuba, Togo, and Venezuela; newly imposes a full suspension on nationals of Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria and on travelers using Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents; and partially suspends entry (immigrant and B-1, B-2, F, M, and J visas) for nationals of 15 additional countries, while lifting Turkmenistan's nonimmigrant suspension. The Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may grant case-by-case national-interest exceptions, and the Secretary of State must report to the President every 180 days on whether the restrictions should continue. The proclamation takes effect January 1, 2026, and does not apply to lawful permanent residents or to holders of valid visas issued before that date.

This proclamation restricts the entry of aliens as H-1B specialty occupation nonimmigrant workers unless their petitions are accompanied by a $100,000 payment, effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2025, and expiring 12 months later absent extension. The Secretary of Homeland Security may exempt individuals, companies, or industries determined to be in the national interest, and the Secretary of State must verify receipt of payment before approving visa petitions. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend within 30 days of the next H-1B lottery whether to extend the restriction, and the Secretaries of Labor and Homeland Security must initiate rulemakings to revise prevailing wage levels and prioritize admission of high-skilled, high-paid aliens.

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This presidential proclamation restricts entry of new H-1B workers unless employers pay a $100,000 fee, imposes stricter compliance measures, and calls for higher prevailing wage levels.

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This EO establishes the "Gold Card" visa program, which allows individuals or corporate sponsors who make a significant unrestricted financial gift to the Department of Commerce ($1 million for individuals, $2 million for corporations) to be eligible for expedited immigrant visas based on exceptional business ability and national benefit. The Secretaries of Commerce, State, and Homeland Security are directed to implement and administer this program within 90 days, including guidelines for application, expedited adjudication, status transfer, and fund usage to promote commerce and American industry.

This EO empowers the Secretary of State to designate foreign governments as "State Sponsors of Wrongful Detention" if they engage in or support the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals, triggering a range of retaliatory actions such as sanctions, travel restrictions, assistance limits, and export controls. It also outlines criteria for termination of such designations and extends these measures to entities controlling territory.

This EO directs federal agencies to prioritize enforcement of laws against acts of American Flag desecration that incite violence or violate existing content-neutral statutes, consistent with First Amendment limits. It also authorizes immigration-related penalties for foreign nationals involved in flag desecration and encourages federal coordination with state and local authorities for further action.

This EO directs the Department of Labor and other federal regulators to reevaluate and clarify guidance to allow fiduciaries of 401(k) and other defined-contribution retirement plans to prudently include alternative assets—such as private equity, real estate, and digital assets—in participant investment options.

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This memorandum reissues and amends NSPM-5 of June 16, 2017 (Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba), directing the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Transportation, to initiate within 30 days regulatory changes prohibiting direct or indirect financial transactions with entities controlled by or benefiting the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services, subject to enumerated exemptions such as authorized remittances and agricultural and medical sales. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury to adjust regulations within 30 days to enforce the statutory ban on tourism to Cuba, including requirements for organized educational travel and five-year traveler recordkeeping, and to regularly audit travel to Cuba, and it expands the regulatory definition of "prohibited officials of the Government of Cuba". The Attorney General must report to the President within 90 days on fugitives from American justice in Cuba, and the memorandum supersedes NSPD-52 (2007) and PPD-43 (2016).

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This proclamation, invoking sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the INA, fully suspends the entry of nationals of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen as immigrants and nonimmigrants, and partially suspends entry of nationals of Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela as immigrants and on B-1, B-2, F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas, effective June 9, 2025. It applies only to nationals outside the United States without a valid visa on the effective date, with exceptions for lawful permanent residents, certain dual nationals, diplomatic visa holders, athletes attending major sporting events, certain immediate-family and adoption visas, Afghan Special Immigrant Visas, and national-interest waivers granted by the Attorney General or Secretary of State. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, must report to the President within 90 days, and every 180 days thereafter, on whether the suspensions should be continued, terminated, modified, or supplemented.

This proclamation suspends the entry of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States on F, M, or J visas to begin study at Harvard University or participate in a Harvard-hosted exchange visitor program, invoking sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; the suspension expires 6 months after June 4, 2025, absent extension. The Secretary of State is directed to consider revoking visas of current Harvard students in F, M, or J status, and the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security may grant national-interest exceptions. The Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security must jointly recommend within 90 days whether to extend the suspension, and the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security and the Attorney General are directed to consider limiting Harvard's participation in the Student Exchange Visa Program and the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.

This proclamation establishes Project Homecoming, directing the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to create processes, including the "CBP Home" application and an airport concierge service, for aliens illegally present in the United States to voluntarily and permanently depart on federally funded flights and to provide each departing alien an "exit bonus". It further directs a nationwide communications campaign notifying such aliens of the departure incentives and the consequences of remaining, and directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, within 60 days, to expand the Department of Homeland Security's enforcement and removal operations force by no less than 20,000 officers through deputizing and contracting with State and local law enforcement, former federal officers, and other personnel.

This EO establishes the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force to fight crime in DC and beautify the city.

This Proclamation declares that Tren De Aragua (“TdA”) is perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States and that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies. Further, such people are ineligible for the benefits of 50 U.S.C. 22. The AG shall prepare a letter declaring this policy and transmit it to the Chief Justice of the United States, the chief judge of every circuit court of appeals, the chief judge of every district and territorial court of the United States, each Governor of a State and territory of the United States, and the highest-ranking judicial officer of each State and territory of the United States. The “Alien Enemies” described are subject to immediate apprehension, detention, and removal, and further that they shall not be permitted residence in the United States. Pursuant to the Alien Enemies Act, the AG the Secretary of DHS shall apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove every Alien Enemy described in this proclamation. Lastly, the proclamation describes various regulations that should be enacted to enforce this proclamation.

This proclamation invokes the Alien Enemies Act (50 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), finding that Tren de Aragua (TdA), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, is perpetrating an invasion or predatory incursion against the United States. It declares that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not naturalized citizens or lawful permanent residents are liable to apprehension, detention, and removal as Alien Enemies, and are ineligible for the benefits of 50 U.S.C. 22. The Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security are directed to apprehend, restrain, secure, and remove such Alien Enemies, and property used to perpetrate TdA's hostile activity is subject to seizure and forfeiture. The Attorney General must, within 60 days, publish and transmit a letter declaring this policy to the Chief Justice, chief federal judges, and state governors and judicial officers.

This EO directs the Secretary of Education to propose revisions to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate, that ensure the definition of “public service” excludes organizations that engage in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose, including: aiding or abetting violations of Federal immigration laws; supporting terrorism; engaging in violence for the purpose of obstructing or influencing Federal Government policy; child abuse, including “chemical and surgical castration or mutilation of children or the trafficking of children to other States. . .for purposes of emancipation from their lawful parents, in violation of applicable law[;]” aiding and abetting illegal discrimination; or violating State tort laws, including laws against trespassing, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, vandalism, and obstruction of highways.

Thie EO directs the head of each agency to (1) identify all federally funded programs administered by the agency that currently permits illegal aliens to obtain any cash or non-cash public benefit and take appropriate actions to align such programs with this order and federal law; (2) ensure federal payments to states and localities do not facilitate the subsidization or promotion of illegal immigration (i.e. "sanctuary policies"); (3) enhance eligibility verification systems to ensure benefits exclude any ineligible alien. Director of OMB and DOGE Administrator shall further identify sources of federal funding for illegal aliens and recommend agency actions. Agencies are directed to refer any improper receipt of funds to DOJ and DHS for appropriate action.

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This EO directs the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to submit a list of policy recommendations on protecting IVF access and reducing out-of-pocket and health plan costs for IVF treatment to the President within 90 days.

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This EO states that the US (including all US agencies) will not provide aid or assistance to South Africa, and halt any current aid. Further, the US will promote the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees escaping government-sponsored race-based discrimination. The heads of any agencies may permit foreign aid or assistance deems necessary. DHS and Secretary of State shall prioritize relief to assist the Afrikaners group.

This EO prevents any payment to specific persons who had directly engaged in an effort by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without the consent of that person's country or materially support a barred activity. Further, certain immigrant entry into the US is suspended. Other various fiscal sanctions are imposed.

This EO seeks to rescind all federal funds to educational programs that allow male competitive participation in women's sports. The Secretary of Education is directed to affirmatively protect all-female athletic opportunities and locker rooms under Title IX. Further, the Secretary of Education and AG will prioritize Title IX enforcement in this manner. All agencies will review grants to educational programs and rescind funding for failure to comply with this order. Various agencies will also do affirmative outreach to state and other organizations to promote this policy, including athletic organizations and governing bodies.

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This Memo directs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to take appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity to provide additional detention space for high-priority criminal aliens unlawfully present in the US and to address immigration enforcement needs.

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