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]
Read the scope first.
The proclamation issued January 20, 2025; not an independent empirical finding about every assertion in its preamble.
WHAT THE DOCUMENT SAYS
The record.
The proclamation's operative language declares that a national emergency exists at the southern border. [The White House]
KEEP THIS PART ATTACHED
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]
DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
Open the original.
- 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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