Executive Actions Tracker

This executive order directs the Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security, when processing H-1B petitions, labor condition applications, and visas, to coordinate with the Secretaries of Commerce and Education and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and to consider whether the sponsoring employer engaged in or plans layoffs affecting similarly situated U.S. workers within the previous year. It also directs the Secretary of Labor, through the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, to begin reviewing previously submitted labor condition applications within 30 days to determine whether further action against sponsoring employers is warranted, and delegates the President's authority under INA section 215(a) to the Secretaries of State, Commerce, Labor, and Homeland Security to implement the order.

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This proclamation extends the H-1B entry restriction imposed by Proclamation 10973 (Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers) for an additional 12 months, until 12:00 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2027. Entry of H-1B specialty occupation workers remains restricted unless the petition is accompanied or supplemented by a $100,000 payment, subject to national-interest exceptions determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Employers must obtain and retain documentation of payment before filing petitions for aliens outside the United States, and the Secretary of State must verify payment before approving visa applications. The Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security and the Attorney General must jointly recommend to the President, within 30 days after the next H-1B lottery, whether a further extension is warranted.

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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 directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue, within 60 days, a formal Advisory to financial institutions describing red flags and typologies of suspicious activity involving non-work authorized populations and their employers, including payroll tax evasion, structuring, and use of individual taxpayer identification numbers to obtain credit. It further directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Federal functional financial regulators, to propose changes to Bank Secrecy Act customer due diligence regulations within 90 days, and to consider changes to customer identification program regulations, including risks posed by foreign consular identification cards, within 180 days. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is directed to consider, within 60 days, clarifying that potential deportation and loss of wages may be considered under the "ability-to-repay" standards in 12 CFR Part 1026, and each Federal functional financial regulator must issue guidance within 60 days on credit risks posed by the non-work authorized population.

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This proclaims February 22, 2026, as National Angel Family Day, honoring Americans killed by illegal aliens and those lost to the fentanyl epidemic, and calling on the American people to pay homage to the victims and their families.

This executive order directs the Attorney General to provide the Department of Homeland Security with access to criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Justice for DHS screening and vetting purposes, to the maximum extent permitted by law. It also authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to exchange such information on a reciprocal basis with border security and immigration authorities of Visa Waiver Program countries and other trusted allies, solely for screening travelers and immigrants, under bilateral or multilateral agreements containing privacy safeguards for United States persons.

This memorandum denies the Presidential Permit application submitted by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas on December 30, 2024, to construct, maintain, and operate a commercial and personally owned vehicle crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. Acting under 33 U.S.C. 535d(d) and accepting the Secretary of State's recommendation, the President determined the project is not in the national interest and directs the Secretary of State to notify the Applicant of the decision.

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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.

Grants a Presidential Permit to South Bow (USA) LP to operate and maintain existing cross-border pipeline facilities located in Cavalier County, North Dakota. The permit covers the transport of all hydrocarbon and petroleum products (excluding natural gas regulated under the Natural Gas Act) between the U.S. and Canada. It supersedes a 2020 permit and sets forth compliance requirements regarding safety, ownership, inspection, reporting, indemnification, and national security access.

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Grants Steel Reef US Pipelines LLC a Presidential Permit to continue operating and maintaining existing cross-border pipeline facilities in Burke County, North Dakota, for the export of natural gas liquids to Canada. The permit imposes requirements related to operational standards, regulatory compliance, federal oversight, reporting, and future changes in ownership or use. It also grants the U.S. Government the authority to take temporary possession of the facilities in the interest of national security and outlines procedures for termination or transfer of the permit.

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Grants Junction Pipeline Company, LLC a Presidential Permit to construct, connect, operate, and maintain cross-border pipeline facilities in Toole County, Montana, for the import of crude oil and other petroleum products from Canada to the United States. The permit outlines conditions for regulatory compliance, inspection, national security access, environmental responsibility, reporting obligations, and procedures for termination or transfer of ownership. The permit is subject to all applicable U.S. laws and does not cover natural gas regulated under the Natural Gas Act.

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Grants the City of Eagle Pass, Texas, a Presidential Permit to expand and continue operating the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry. The expansion includes a second bridge span with six additional vehicle lanes. The permit sets forth conditions related to legal compliance, environmental protections, federal coordination, inspection facilities, and construction authorization. The permit will expire in five years if construction has not begun.

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This memoranda grants the City of Laredo a Presidential Permit to expand and continue operating the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Land Port of Entry, including the construction of two new commercial traffic spans. The permit outlines conditions for regulatory compliance, interagency coordination, environmental protection, inspection facilities, diplomatic authorization, and federal oversight. The permit will expire if construction has not commenced within five years.

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This Presidential Memoranda grants Green Corridors, LLC a Presidential Permit to construct, operate, and maintain a commercial elevated guideway and border-crossing facility at the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, Texas. The permit is subject to strict conditions, including regulatory compliance, environmental mitigation, interagency coordination, facility funding commitments, inspection requirements, and bilateral authorization through diplomatic channels. The permit expires if construction does not begin within five years.

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This proclaims May 28, 2025, as a day in celebration of the 101st Anniversary of the United States Border Patrol.

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.

The AG shall create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification to law enforcement officers who unjustly incur expenses and liabilities for actions taken during the performance of their official duties to enforce the law (including private pro bono services). AG shall also take action to maximize federal resources to support state and local law enforcement resources. AG and DoD shall increase provisions of excess military and national security assets to state and local law enforcement. AG shall pursue all necessary legal remedies to ensure prosecution of people who obstruct the enforcement of criminal law and engage in civil rights violations, including those focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This EO seeks to encourage immigration enforcement in “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Specifically, DOJ and DHS shall publish a list of state and local jurisdictions that obstruct federal immigration enforcement and enforce various consequences for those jurisdictions, including denial of federal funds or legal remedies. This EO also seeks to prevent federal benefits to aliens in “sanctuary jurisdictions.” Lastly, DOJ shall identify and take appropriate action to prevent enforcement of state and local laws that favor aliens over US citizens.

This memorandum directs the Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to ensure ineligible aliens do not receive Social Security Act funds, including by prioritizing civil or administrative enforcement against States, localities, and grantees that fail to verify eligibility. It directs the Attorney General and the Commissioner to expand the SSA's fraud prosecutor program to at least 50 U.S. Attorney Offices, and the Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a similar program for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs in at least 15 offices, both by October 1, 2025. It further directs the Commissioner to implement the recommendations of SSA Inspector General Audit Report A-06-21-51022, refer mismatched earnings reports for persons age 100 or older to the Inspector General, and, within 60 days, review resuming civil monetary penalties under section 1129 of the Social Security Act.

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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.