{"id":675,"date":"2026-01-05T04:45:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/?p=675"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:40:11","slug":"executive-order-14159-protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14159-protecting-the-american-people-against-invasion\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order 14159: \u201cProtecting the American People Against Invasion\u201d "},"content":{"rendered":"\n
McAllen, TX (August 12, 2021) Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, along with Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, attends a morning muster at McAllen Border Patrol Station. (DHS Photo by Benjamin Applebaum\/Released)<\/p>\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159-1024x684.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14159-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">
McAllen, TX (August 12, 2021) Home\u00adland Secu\u00adri\u00adty Sec\u00adre\u00adtary Ale\u00adjan\u00addro May\u00adorkas, along with Bor\u00adder Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, attends a morn\u00ading muster at McAllen Bor\u00adder Patrol Sta\u00adtion. DHS Pho\u00adto by Ben\u00adjamin Applebaum\/Released.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This order<\/a> states that the admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion of for\u00admer Pres\u00adi\u00addent Joseph Biden facil\u00adi\u00adtat\u00aded an \u201cunprece\u00addent\u00aded flood of ille\u00adgal immi\u00adgra\u00adtion into the Unit\u00aded States.\u201d It pledged to ful\u00adly enforce immi\u00adgra\u00adtion laws against those with\u00adout legal sta\u00adtus, par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly those who pose a threat to the safe\u00adty of Amer\u00adi\u00adcans. Trump revoked four exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders regard\u00ading immi\u00adgra\u00adtion that Biden signed on his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2021. The aim of these orders was to facil\u00adi\u00adtate immi\u00adgrants\u2019 set\u00adtle\u00adments into the U.S. In Trump\u2019s exec\u00adu\u00adtive order, he stat\u00aded that \u201csanc\u00adtu\u00adary\u201d juris\u00addic\u00adtions, which includes Con\u00adnecti\u00adcut, would lose access to fed\u00ader\u00adal funds for not coop\u00ader\u00adat\u00ading with the fed\u00ader\u00adal gov\u00adern\u00adment in immi\u00adgra\u00adtion enforce\u00adment.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This order states that the admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion of for\u00admer Pres\u00adi\u00addent Joseph Biden facil\u00adi\u00adtat\u00aded an \u201cunprece\u00addent\u00aded flood of ille\u00adgal immi\u00adgra\u00adtion into the Unit\u00aded States.\u201d It pledged to ful\u00adly enforce immi\u00adgra\u00adtion laws against those with\u00adout legal sta\u00adtus, par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly those who pose a threat to the safe\u00adty of Amer\u00adi\u00adcans. Trump revoked four exec\u00adu\u00adtive orders regard\u00ading immi\u00adgra\u00adtion that Biden signed on his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2021. The aim of these orders was to facil\u00adi\u00adtate immi\u00adgrants\u2019 set\u00adtle\u00adments into the U.S. In Trump\u2019s [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-executive-orders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":672,"url":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14156-securing-our-borders\/","url_meta":{"origin":675,"position":0},"title":"Executive Order 14156: \u201cSecuring Our Borders\u201d","author":"Karla Perez","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Nogales Bicycle Unit discuss recent activity near the DeConcini Port of Entry. 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