National Populist Newsletter
January 19th-26th
United States
Trump Administration
Within hours of becoming President, Trump began signing a flurry of executive orders, actions, and pardons. It was almost dizzying to see the number and trying to keep up with everything, so I’m just going to give you a bullet-point summary of some of the essential things because a lot were very headline-grabbing but more or less just press releases. Some, on the other hand, are game-changers. (Daily Wire)
Declared a National Emergency at the Border and issued an executive order titled “Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States.” This allows the president to use military force to seal the border, build the border wall, and task the Sec. of Defense with the job of aiding DHS in protecting the border. Using the National Emergency should allow the president to construct the border wall with Pentagon funds instead of asking Congress for more money.
Ending “Catch and Release” and reinstating “Remain in Mexico” would mean aliens apprehended at the border would not automatically be released into the interior of the United States and would have to wait in Mexico to meet a judge.
Declared the criminal cartel a terrorist organization. This allows the government to deport them more quickly and expands the government’s ability to collect military intelligence on the cartels and prosecute people; it does not automatically mean that the U.S. is going to be invading Mexico or conducting coordinated strikes in Mexico and Latin America.
Suspended refugee resettlement. This is temporary until they shake up the program.
Indefinitely suspending asylum at the border. This includes shutting down the Biden-era CBP One mobile app that was flying in 30,000 migrants a month into our country. This will be challenged in the courts and will likely end up before the Supreme Court.
End birthright citizenship for illegal aliens and visitor visa holders. The most consequential executive orders will end up in front of the Supreme Court.
Officially recognizing biological sex on government documents. Reversing a previous decision where people can change their gender on passports, bans federal funds from promoting gender ideology or paying for medical gender transitions for prison inmates, and protects women and girls from trans-identifying men in women’s prisons, rape shelters, and “intimate spaces.” I read that 15 percent of women in federal prison are biological men.
He scrapped all DEI initiatives in the federal government and put their staff on leave.
Trump rescinded Lyndon Johnson’s Executive Order mandating affirmative action in federal contracts.
Trump once again withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, which was always a garbage international agreement.
He paused all federal aid for 90 days for every country while the process was being reviewed.
Overturned 100 Biden Executive Orders, mostly centered around race and equity.
Withdrew America from the World Health Organization, now one of only two countries not to belong to the international group along with Liechtenstein.
Rescind visas for students who bear hostile attitudes towards American citizens, culture, government, institutions, and founding principles and do not advocate for, aid, or support terrorists. That means saying goodbye to all student protestors supporting Hamas who are here on a student visa.
Immigration
Federal District Court Judge John C. Coughenour sided with Washington, Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon in a lawsuit over Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens and temporary visa holders: Coughenour, a Reagan-appointed judge who’s been reprimanded for being too lenient on terrorists, said the executive order is unconstitutional. The case was always destined for the Supreme Court, which has never ruled on the question of citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. Justice Brennan invented the idea of birthright citizenship for illegal aliens in the footnote of a 1982 opinion. (The New York Times)
Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill in Congress to ban birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. In the first few days of its proposal, it was cosponsored by 41 members. Below is a map of every member who’s cosponsored the bill:
According to Trump's emergency declaration, the Pentagon has readied 5,000 troops to send to the Southern Border. (The Wall Street Journal)
The Department of Homeland Security secretary issued a memo that invoked an old legal authority allowing state and local law enforcement officers to perform “any of the powers, privileges, or duties” of federal immigration agents. The memo shows that the Trump administration is laying the groundwork for local and state law enforcement entities to expand their authority and act on immigration enforcement with powers. (Miami Herald)
There was a report that Mexico was refusing to accept deported migrants; Fox News’ Bill Melugin clarified the story by stating that miscommunication caused the flight to be rejected. The nation of Mexico has accepted deported migrants, taking in 2,000 in a single day so far.
Several pregnant migrants were asking doctors for C-sections ahead of President Trump’s end to birthright citizenship, hoping they could deliver anchor babies ahead of the executive order. (Breitbart News)
The Department of Justice has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other work intended to support immigrants at immigration courts. (ABC News)
Sen. Bernie Moreno from Ohio introduced his first piece of legislation restricting asylum at the border. The RULES Act would refuse asylum to those who crossed illegally, stop the release of asylum seekers into the U.S. before their cases are decided, prevent someone from applying for asylum again if they have already been denied once, and Restrict anyone who is caught by law enforcement out of legal immigration status from claiming asylum. (Axios)