Executive Order Category Rationale

Justification

This executive order primarily addresses immigration and border security by directing the Armed Forces to "seal the borders" and repel "unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking." The order explicitly declares a "National Emergency currently exists along the southern border" due to "unchecked unlawful mass migration and the unimpeded flow of opiates." While the order employs military mechanisms for implementation, its fundamental purpose and primary impact concern border security and preventing unauthorized immigration, as evidenced by the repeated emphasis on repelling "forms of invasion including unlawful mass migration" throughout sections 2 and 3. The substantive focus is on controlling who and what enters the United States across its borders, which squarely places this in the Immigration & Border Security category.

Secondary relevant categories

• Defense & Military Policy
• National Security & Intelligence