Executive Order 14287: Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens

What the order contains

Section headings exactly as they appear in the official text.

• Sec. 1. Purpose and Policy
• Sec. 2. Designation of ``Sanctuary'' Jurisdictions
• Sec. 3. Consequences for Sanctuary Jurisdiction Status
• Sec. 4. Preventing Federal Benefits for Aliens in Sanctuary Jurisdictions
• Sec. 5. Equal Treatment of Americans
• Sec. 6. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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Federal supremacy with respect to immigration, national security, and foreign policy is axiomatic. The Constitution provides the Federal Government with plenary authority regarding immigration to protect the sovereignty of our Nation and to conduct relations with other nations, who must be able to deal with one national Government on such matters. This power is sometimes contained in specific constitutional provisions: Article II of the Constitution vests the power to protect national security and conduct foreign policy in the President of the United States, and Article IV, Section 4, requires the Federal Government to ``protect each of [the States] against Invasion.'' This Federal power over immigration is also an inherent element of national sovereignty. The prior administration allowed unchecked millions of aliens to illegally enter the United States. […]