WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he intended to issue a series of executive orders and directives aimed at rapidly shaping the agenda of his administration, focusing on key issues from energy policy to immigration.

Two sources familiar with the plans said more than 200 such orders and directives could be released in what is known internally as a “shock-and-awe” effort.

Here’s what we know about the executive orders so far:

Immigration

In an inaugural address shortly after being sworn in for a second term in the White House, Trump said he would declare illegal immigration a national emergency, send troops to the US-Mexico border and reinstate his “stay in Mexico”- politics.

He also said he would try to stop all illegal entry and detain any migrants caught crossing illegally as part of a comprehensive immigration crackdown that is expected to include deportations.

Trump will issue a sweeping proclamation aimed at blocking entry to all asylum seekers at the border with Mexico, an incoming Trump administration official said. He will also issue an order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for U.S.-born children whose parents lack legal immigration status, the official said.

Referring to the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, the official said in a briefing: “The federal government will not recognize automatic birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens born in the United States. We will also improve vetting and screening of illegal aliens.”

The US Constitution’s 14th Amendment allows for the granting of citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.” Any move by Trump to end birthright citizenship will face a legal challenge.

Energy

Trump said he would immediately declare a national energy emergency and promised to replenish strategic oil reserves and export American energy to the world.

“We will become a rich nation again and it is the liquid gold under our feet that will help do that,” he said.

Trump, who promised during his campaign to “drill, baby, drill,” will also sign an executive order focusing on Alaska, an incoming administration official said, adding that the state was critical to U.S. national security and could allow exports of liquid natural gas to other parts of the United States and allies.

The United States will also withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to a White House document. In addition, Trump said he would revoke what he has called an electric vehicle mandate.

Members of his team are recommending sweeping changes to end support for electric cars and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking imports of cars, components and battery materials from China, according to a document seen by Reuters.

They have also recommended imposing tariffs on all battery materials globally, an attempt to increase US production, and then negotiating individual exemptions with allies, the document shows.

Trump’s orders are also likely to seek to roll back the Biden administration’s climate rules on power plants, end a freeze on LNG gas exports and revoke waivers that allow California and other states to have tighter pollution rules.

Tariffs

Trump said on Monday he would tariff and tax countries to enrich Americans, promised an overhaul of the trade system and said the US would establish an “external revenue service”.

“We are establishing the external tax service to collect all tariffs, duties and revenues. It will be huge amount of money flowing into our treasury coming from foreign source,” he said.

Trump will issue a broad trade memo on Monday that stops short of imposing new tariffs on his first day in office, but rather directs federal agencies to evaluate U.S. trade relations with China, Canada and Mexico, an incoming Trump administration official said.

The Republican president has promised 10% tariffs on global imports, 60% on Chinese goods and a 25% import surcharge on Canadian and Mexican products, tariffs that could raise trade flows, increase costs and draw retaliation.

The official, confirming a Wall Street Journal report, said Trump will direct agencies to investigate and remedy persistent trade deficits and address unfair trade and currency policies by other nations.

The memo will single out China, Canada and Mexico for scrutiny, but will not announce new tariffs, the official said. It will direct agencies to assess Beijing’s compliance with its 2020 trade deal with the United States, as well as the status of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the official said.

Trump believes the tariffs will help boost U.S. economic growth, although opponents warn the costs are likely to be passed on to consumers.

Transgender rights

Trump said his administration’s policy would be that there are only two genders, male and female. The president has promised to sign an executive order ending transgender rights in the US military and in US schools.

As for transgender athletes, he told a rally Sunday that he would act on his first day to stop trans athletes from participating in women’s sports.

Diversity programs

Trump will also issue an order ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government, a incoming White House official said Monday.

During his first term, Trump signed an executive order to limit efforts to address racial disparities in the workplace through programs that include corporate diversity training.

Biden reversed that executive order on his first day in office in January 2021, and Trump is likely to reinstate his original order early in his second term, and perhaps on his first day in office.

Trump has also criticized “diversity, equity and inclusion” policies at universities.

Pardons

Trump has also said he will act immediately after taking office to issue pardons for some of the hundreds of people convicted or charged in connection with his supporters’ assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Gender-affirming care

Trump said in a 2023 campaign video that on his first day in office he would rescind Biden administration policies that provide information and resources to those seeking medical care to align their bodies with the gender they identify with. That care may include hormone therapy and surgery.

Drug cartels

Trump said Monday he would also invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to eliminate foreign gangs and designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, fulfilling a promise he made on the campaign trail to crack down on the sources of the deadly opioid fentanyl.

Requires federal workers to return to the office

Trump has claimed work-from-home arrangements for tens of thousands of federal employees, which were greatly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he has vowed to end them.

In December, Trump said that if federal workers refuse to return to the office, “they will be fired.”

By forcing government workers back into office, Trump and his allies hope it could trigger large-scale layoffs, which would help with their goal of reducing the size of the federal bureaucracy.