US, Trump's first day in office with "record decisions"

2025-01-20 08:40:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Immediately after being sworn in, the new US President Trump will take office on Monday - with a record number of executive orders. Media: Among these decisions are mass checks to deport illegal immigrants.

Donald Trump will be inaugurated for a second term as president on Monday. The Republican traveled to Washington, D.C., the day before, and has said that on his first day back in the White House, he will fulfill a number of promises he made during the election campaign. In an interview with NBC News, the 78-year-old said he would sign a record number of executive orders. He did not specify how many, but when asked by the network if there could be 100 executive orders, he said the number of executive orders could be around that number.

Are mass checks on migrants planned?

Trump is expected to implement his tough immigration policy among his first decisions. During the election campaign, he repeatedly stated that he would carry out the largest deportation drive in US history. The US media is speculating about how tough the new and former president will be. The Wall Street Journal and then the New York Times, citing people familiar with the plans, reported that as early as Tuesday, there will be mass checks in the Chicago metropolitan area to stop migrants without valid documents. The planned checks, dubbed "Operation Safeguard," will last a week and will eventually be extended to other cities. According to the Washington Post, up to 200 Border Patrol agents will be involved in the checks in Chicago alone. Trump will start mass deportations soon

In the interview with NBC, Trump did not directly confirm his own concrete plans for such controls. However, he assured that mass deportations are a high priority for him and that he will begin these measures immediately. When and where exactly the deportations will begin, Trump did not clarify. Tom Homan, who will be in charge of border protection under Trump's presidency, also emphasized in response to media reports that no decisions have been made so far.

The new US government will further review the decisions. At the same time, Homan told the Washington Post that a loophole has been created for information leaks and that this will be investigated. "It is an unfortunate case, because anyone who undermines these operations of the security authorities faces greater risks for the employees of these authorities," said Homan. He assured that the new government will detain people who are considered "a risk to public safety" from day one. / DW