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RD-014 / ProclamationPUBLIC RECORD

The southern-border national emergency proclamation

Trump formally declared a national emergency at the southern border and directed use of specified federal authorities in response. [The White House]

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The proclamation issued January 20, 2025; not an independent empirical finding about every assertion in its preamble.

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The record.

The proclamation's operative language declares that a national emergency exists at the southern border. [The White House]

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The context.

The declaration is an official act. Descriptions such as 'invasion' in the proclamation are the administration's characterization unless independently established elsewhere. [The White House]

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  1. Primary document · The White HouseDeclaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States

    Operative declaration and implementation directives

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-emergency-at-the-southern-border-of-the-united-states/

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