Immigration crackdown and Paris Agreement pull-out among first acts of second Trump term

US President Donald Trump on Monday began issuing a raft of expected executive orders on immigration, energy and other issues, moving swiftly on some of his campaign pledges mere hours after being sworn in for a second term.

Among the numerous orders on immigration, Trump is ending the Joe Biden administration’s “catch-and-release” policy that allowed migrants into the community while awaiting court hearings and reinstating the “remain-in-Mexico” policy that requires asylum seekers to live in northern Mexico during their US court proceedings.

Trump issued an order on Monday pulling the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time and is expected to declare an “energy emergency” to boost fossil fuels, dealing blows to the effort to keep global temperatures from rising.

Cracking down on illegal migration and “climate extremism” while championing an “America-first” stance were cornerstones of Trump’s presidential election campaign.

Trump said on Sunday that he plans to issue “close to 100” executive orders within hours of taking office. Here is a closer look at some of them.

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Donald Trump inaugurated as 47th president of the United States

Donald Trump inaugurated as 47th president of the United States

Immigration

Trump declared a national emergency on the US-Mexican border, which would unlock Defence Department funding and assets to support his promised mass deportation of undocumented migrants.