By Raquel Coronell Uribe
Trump signed executive orders this evening related to law enforcement, immigration and English proficiency for truck drivers.
The law enforcement order focuses on state and local police forces and directs the attorney general to “prioritize the prosecution” of government officials who “willfully and unlawfully direct the obstruction of criminal law, including by directly and unlawfully prohibiting law enforcement officers from carrying out duties necessary for public safety and law enforcement,” or engage in DEI initiatives.
The FBI last week arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of obstructing the detention of an undocumented immigrant.
The immigration order directs the attorney general to “identify sanctuary jurisdictions” and take steps to withhold federal funding from such places.
The third order mandates English proficiency for truck drivers and directs the transportation secretary to rescind June 2016 guidance that removed a requirement to place commercial vehicle drivers out of service if they violated existing rules mandating proficiency in English. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is directed to rescind the guidance within 60 days and issue new guidance that would place those drivers out of service.
Trump signed an executive order last month that made English the official language of the United States for the first time in the country’s history.