Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Protects the States and the American People by Closing the Border to Illegals Via Proclamation
Honest Title:
Border Asylum Ban
Constitutional Risk:
8
Signed by: Donald J. Trump
Signed: 1/22/2025
Last Updated: 2/18/2025
Fact Sheet
Summary
Executive Order by President Trump suspending the physical entry of aliens engaged in an invasion of the United States through the southern border.
Updates
- 2025-02-04: The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, announced expanded measures to strengthen border security (Source: Government of Canada).
- 2025-02-03: President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reached an agreement, which delayed the implementation of the Mexico EO until March 4, 2025. (Source: Skadden Insights)
- 2025-02-03: The ACLU sues over Trump ban on asylum at US-Mexico Border (Source: Search of previous research vector store).
- 2025-01-29: Trump administration directs Pentagon and DHS to prepare migrant housing at Guantanamo Bay (Source: NBC News).
- 2025-01-21: President Trump signed an Executive Order that suspends the physical entry of aliens engaged in an invasion of the United States through the southern border (Source: White House Fact Sheet).
- 2025-01-20: White House Fact Sheet Released. A White House fact sheet detailed the key aspects of the executive order. (Source: The White House)
- 2025-01-19: Executive Order Issued. President Trump issued an Executive Order declaring a national emergency at the southern border. (Source: The White House)