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January 20, 2025 EO 14155: Suspension of the Refugee Admissions Program

Effective January 27, 2025, this EO suspends the entry of refugees into the United States through the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) indefinitely. However, the Secretaries of the Department of State (DoS) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may allow the entry of certain refugees on a case-by-case basis.

January 20, 2025 EO 14156: Birthright Citizenship

This EO seeks to redefine the scope of birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Pursuant to the order, citizenship will only be conferred to children born in the United States whose mother or father (defined as female and male “biological progenitor” respectively) is a U.S. lawful permanent resident (LPR) or U.S. citizen. The order specifically excludes U.S. citizenship for children born to:

January 20, 2025 EO 14157: Securing The Borders - Ending Humanitarian Parole Programs

This EO identifies various actions on certain immigration programs to address securing the U.S. southern border. Many of the announced policies were implemented under the prior Trump administration, including the construction of walls and barriers and the maximal use of resources to prevent unauthorized entries, detain migrants, execute removals, and prosecute those who violate immigration law. This EO also directs DHS to end humanitarian parole programs, including the “Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.”

January 20, 2025 EO 14163: Reintroducing Enhanced Vetting

Section 2 of this EO directs federal agencies to enhance vetting and screening protocols for visa issuance and immigration benefit applications and return standards and procedures to those effective during the prior Trump administration. Section 2 also directs the Secretaries of DoS and DHS, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a joint report within 60 days that identifies:

January 20, 2025 EO 14164: America First Policy Directive to the Secretary of State

The purpose of this EO is to realign the foreign policy of the United States to “champion core American interests and always put America and American citizens first.” This EO resonates with the “Buy American, Hire American” (BAHA, Executive Order 13788 of April 18, 2017) policies of the prior Trump administration. BAHA policies had resulted in increased scrutiny of employment-based visas.