Among the first acts of his second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birth right citizenship and climate.
Some Catholic organisations expressed concern about the scope of those orders and their potential impact on migrants.
In an event at Capital One Arena, Trump signed a slew of executive orders in front of a crowd of his supporters.
According to announcements from one of his aides, Trump signed orders rescinding 78 of former President Joe Biden’s executive actions, including one which created a task force to reunite families deliberately separated at the border.
Another order suspended some US refugee programs, including one for Afghans cleared by the US government to resettle in the US due to threats by the Taliban after they aided the US Trump also signed an order withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate.
Trump also said he would pardon those charged in connection with the 6 January, 2021, riot at the US Capitol building—the day 2,000 supporters of then-President Donald Trump attempted to block Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory when he returned to the Oval Office later that evening.
