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.