During his election campaign, Trump admitted to Fox News host Sean Hannity that he would be a dictator on the first day of his presidency and would use presidential powers to close the southern border with Mexico.
In his inaugural address, Trump claimed that the orders would be a complete restoration of America.
Along with a slew of immigration-focused orders, Trump has targeted automatic citizenship for children of immigrants born in the US, which will begin in 30 days. Trump says these people were born in the United States illegally.
According to the order, birthright citizenship is restricted if the father was not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States at the time of the child's birth, and if the mother was in the country lawfully but temporarily at the time of the child's birth.
Birthright citizenship, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, is protected under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and any attempt to repeal it would likely face immediate legal challenges.
Trump signed an order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Trump claimed that the World Health Organization "destroyed us, it will destroy all of America. It will not happen again." He accused the World Health Organization of mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic and other international health crises.
The executive order means the US will leave the World Health Organization within 12 months and will halt all funding to the organization.
US Border Emergency Declaration
The US president signed an executive order at the White House declaring a state of emergency at the southern border of the US along with several other immigration-related policies.
In his inaugural address, Trump said: "All illegal immigration will be immediately stopped and we will begin the process of deporting millions of aliens to the places they came from."
The executive order paves the way for the deployment of US troops to the southern border and sets the agenda for tougher policies on immigrants. There are limited details on how the Trump administration plans to implement the sweeping set of immigration measures, which will face legal and logistical challenges.
Immigrant communities across the United States are bracing for what the president has called "the largest deportation program in American history."
Trump's controversial executive orders on his first day in office
Trump announced the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement by issuing an executive order, along with a letter to the United Nations.
Trump had said during a rally at the Capital One Arena: "I am immediately withdrawing from the unfair and unilateral Paris Climate Agreement."
Trump said in his inauguration speech that he would use executive orders to end the agreement. Trump had also withdrawn from the Paris Agreement in 2017. Joe Biden rejoined the agreement after taking office in 2021.
The withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is part of Trump's broader efforts to roll back climate policy and protection.
According to reports, Trump lifted the Biden administration's show-cause sanctions against Israeli settlers who committed violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.