Securing the Southern Border and Resumption of Border Wall Construction
Directs DHS to resume border wall construction, deploy additional Border Patrol agents, and reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy. Declares a national emergency at the southern border to unlock military construction funding and establishes defense restricted military zones.
Details
Directs DHS to resume border wall construction, deploy additional Border Patrol agents, and reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy. Declares a national emergency at the southern border to unlock military construction funding and establishes defense restricted military zones.
Date Issued
2025-01-20
Type
Executive Order
Legal & Institutional Responses (2)
Defense Restricted Zones - Trespass Charges Dismissed
Chief Magistrate Judge Wormuth dismissed nearly 100 trespass charges against undocumented migrants in defense restricted military zones in New Mexico, finding the government failed to show migrants knew they entered restricted zones. Migrants could still be deported for illegal entry.
State Attorneys General Coalition - Multi-Front Pushback
23 Blue state AGs and D.C. regularly challenging the administration on multiple fronts: federal funding suspensions, privacy rights violations, tariffs, machine gun conversions, abortion access restrictions, and voter data demands. Individual AGs like CA challenged Marine deployments and IL challenged sanctuary city crackdowns.
Affected Agencies
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Defense
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection