The Trump administration is also ordering to take steps to close federal diversity, equity and inclusion offices.
Day: January 21, 2025
The Trump administration on Tuesday instructed U.S. federal government departments and agencies to dismantle all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, advising employees of such programs that they would be immediately placed on paid leave.
More than 1,600 people charged or sent to prison for their roles in the insurrection at the Capitol four years ago are now walking free thanks to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
The Trump administration has thrown out protections preventing immigration officers from making arrests in or near areas deemed “sensitive”– spaces like schools, churches, and health care facilities.
The groups said they’re deeply discouraged by pardons and commutations made by both the Biden and Trump administrations.
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His aides had promised a “shock and awe” start to Trump 2.0 — “days of thunder”, as the former Trump strategist Steve Bannon had described it.
President Trump’s first administration tried to implement a similarly sped-up process for removing unauthorized immigrants, but those efforts were hampered by federal courts.