On January 11, 2025, according to a report by the Epoch Times journalist Zhang Ting, U.S. President-elect Trump (Trump) is preparing to issue over a hundred executive orders on his first day in office, covering border security, deportation of illegal immigrants, and a series of other policy priorities.
As reported by the Associated Press on January 10, Trump outlined his action plan to Republican senators during a closed-door meeting in Congress. Many actions are expected to be initiated on January 20, the day of Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Trump’s senior advisor, Stephen Miller, briefed Republican senators on the potential earliest border security and immigration enforcement measures to be rolled out.
Axios was the first to report that Trump and his team introduced a hundred executive orders to Congress members.
“The number will be substantial,” said Republican Sen. John Hoeven.
Trump’s allies have been preparing a wide range of executive orders on various issues for Trump to sign quickly after taking office. These issues range from border control with Mexico to energy development, federal Schedule F labor rules, school gender policies, vaccine authorization, including the actions planned for the first day in office that Trump promised during his campaign.
Senators expect the Trump administration to overturn many executive orders of the Biden administration while putting forward its own proposals. Senators anticipate Trump to reinstate many of the border measures he implemented during his first term.
Republican Senator James Lankford, who led border security and immigration negotiations in the previous Congress, stated that Trump’s team will initially focus on an estimated one million immigrants after he takes office.
Lankford explained that these individuals include recent illegal entrants into the U.S., foreign individuals legally residing in the U.S. but convicted of crimes, and those ordered to be deported by the court.
During the presidential campaign, Trump considered setting up a “small table” in the Capitol on his inauguration day so he could quickly sign executive orders. Although there are currently no public signs indicating that he plans to do so, Republican senators are planning to welcome him in the Capitol building after his inauguration.
The new president typically signs the formal nominations required for cabinet and administrative selections. Many of Trump’s high-level administrative positions will undergo confirmation hearings in the Senate next week. Traditionally, the Senate promptly holds confirmation votes on the President’s nominee candidates soon after inauguration day, with some even confirmed on the same day.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune stated that senators are still awaiting background checks and other relevant documents for many of Trump’s nominee selections.