Biden planning blitz of dozens of executive actions immediately after inauguration
Incoming administration to rescind Muslim travel ban and rejoin Paris climate accord on day one amid ‘moment of profound crisis’
www.independent.co.uk
The incoming administration has prepared more than a dozen executive actions for
Inauguration Day on 20 January, including striking the Trump administration’s bans on travel from majority-Muslim countries and rejoining the Paris climate accord.
Following his swearing-in ceremony, there will also be immediate action on the coronavirus pandemic, including a mask mandate for federal property and interstate travel and extending efforts to freeze evictions and defer student loan payments.
On 21 January, the president-elect will sign more Covid-19-related executive actions to begin reopening schools and businesses and set clear federal health guidelines and expand access to testing.
In the days that follow, he will announce a programme to reunite families forcibly separated by federal law enforcement at the US-Mexico border. He also will roll out criminal justice reform proposals and other measures to combat the climate crisis.