On his first day back in office, President-elect Donald Trump plans to launch an extensive agenda that includes mass deportations, pardoning January 6 rioters, and reshaping federal employment. Trump intends to resume large-scale deportations, leveraging the 1798 Alien Enemies Act and deploying the National Guard in cooperative states to expedite removals.
Trump also aims to pardon many January 6 defendants, whom he has described as “unbelievable patriots,” and to fire special counsel Jack Smith, potentially ending federal cases against him. His agenda further includes lifting environmental restrictions, introducing tariffs, and rolling back Biden-era protections for transgender students.
The administration faces legal and logistical hurdles in executing these sweeping changes, but Trump’s team has signaled commitment to immediate action.
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