{"id":688,"date":"2026-01-05T04:53:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:31:48","slug":"executive-order-14167-clarifying-the-militarys-role-in-protecting-the-territorial-integrity-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14167-clarifying-the-militarys-role-in-protecting-the-territorial-integrity-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order 14167: \u201cClarifying the Military\u2019s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
New Orleans, L.A. (October 23, 2020) A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter transports Department of Homeland Security staff in support of a trip by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Wolf. (DHS Photo by Benjamin Applebaum\/Released)<\/p>\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167-1024x706.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167-1024x706.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-1455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER14167.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">
New Orleans, L.A. (Octo\u00adber 23, 2020) A U.S. Cus\u00adtoms and Bor\u00adder Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion heli\u00adcopter trans\u00adports Depart\u00adment of Home\u00adland Secu\u00adri\u00adty staff in sup\u00adport of a trip by Act\u00ading Home\u00adland Secu\u00adri\u00adty Sec\u00adre\u00adtary Wolf. Pho\u00adto by Ben\u00adjamin Apple\u00adbaum, cour\u00adtesy of DHS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order<\/a> states that the U.S. Armed Forces must pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtize the \u201cpro\u00adtec\u00adtion of the sov\u00ader\u00adeign\u00adty and ter\u00adri\u00adto\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal integri\u00adty of the Unit\u00aded States along our nation\u00adal bor\u00adders.\u201d To do this, the exec\u00adu\u00adtive order says the defense department\u2019s North\u00adern Com\u00admand must seal the bor\u00adder to block mass immi\u00adgra\u00adtion, nar\u00adcotics and human traf\u00adfick\u00ading and oth\u00ader crim\u00adi\u00adnal activ\u00adi\u00adties.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order states that the U.S. Armed Forces must pri\u00ador\u00adi\u00adtize the \u201cpro\u00adtec\u00adtion of the sov\u00ader\u00adeign\u00adty and ter\u00adri\u00adto\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal integri\u00adty of the Unit\u00aded States along our nation\u00adal bor\u00adders.\u201d To do this, the exec\u00adu\u00adtive order says the defense department\u2019s North\u00adern Com\u00admand must seal the bor\u00adder to block mass immi\u00adgra\u00adtion, nar\u00adcotics and human traf\u00adfick\u00ading and oth\u00ader crim\u00adi\u00adnal activ\u00adi\u00adties.  <\/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-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-executive-orders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2030,"url":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/08\/homeland-security-funding-cuts\/","url_meta":{"origin":688,"position":0},"title":"Homeland Security Funding Cuts","author":"Charlotte Harvey","date":"January 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press Release: Emergency Lawsuit to Protect Critical Homeland Security Funding from Politically Motivated Cuts Preceding Event: On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed\u00a0Executive Order 14159, declaring that certain states and\/or jurisdictions were in \"lawless insurrection\" and directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deny federal funding to so\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "lawsuits"","block_context":{"text":"lawsuits","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/category\/lawsuits\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1922,"url":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/07\/stopping-tariffs\/","url_meta":{"origin":688,"position":1},"title":"Stopping Tariffs","author":"Charlotte Harvey","date":"January 7, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Press Release: Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Illegal Tariffs Preceding Event: President Donald Trump issued executive orders, imposing tariffs on other countries. 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