WASHINGTON—The wheels are now in motion to help President-elect Donald Trump act on an ambitious “day one” agenda involving a range of policy and personnel shake-ups, such as mass deportations and the firing of generals.
Transition staff, and the handful of outside policy shops that have been offering their input, are helping to craft executive orders that would implement some of his proposals. Transition personnel are also working to incorporate his vision for various agencies in their planning efforts.
Here are some of Trump’s campaign promises for how he will spend his first day in office:
Immigration
Trump has vowed to implement “the largest deportation program in American history” as soon as he takes office. Although such a massive logistical feat would likely take longer to carry out, officials familiar with his planning said it is likely he will sign a pre-drafted executive order when he takes office ordering the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies to deport undocumented migrants.
Much of Trump’s day one agenda will revolve around his efforts to reverse many of the Biden-era immigration policies and pass some of his own to reassert his zero-tolerance policies. One of his top advisers, Jason Miller, recently told NBC News that Trump can “simply flip the switch” and put his old immigration policies back in place, adding, “They didn’t need an act of Congress.”
Trump has said he would reimplement on day one his “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico until their cases are processed by U.S. immigration courts. He has also said he would resume construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border—something he repeatedly criticized the Biden administration for failing to continue.
Trump has also said he would use executive action on his first day in office to put a stop to granting birthright citizenship to children born to anyone who entered the U.S. illegally. This is likely to face legal challenges.
Dictator on ‘day one’
Trump made the bold but vague statement that he would be a dictator only on “day one” of his presidency. He explained to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that “I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill.”
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