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Executive Order 13993

Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities

This executive order revokes the Trump-era EO 13768 (which expanded interior immigration enforcement and threatened sanctuary jurisdictions) and directs agency heads to review and revise related policies to align with the Biden Administration's stated priorities of border security, humanitarian concerns, public health, and due process.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 7051

Impact dates

  1. Review of agency actions and issuance of revised guidance

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 13768 of January 25, 2017
  • Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, OMB Director, OPM Director, and other relevant agency heads shall review any agency actions developed pursuant to EO 13768
  • Agency heads shall take action, including issuing revised guidance, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, advancing the policy in Section 1

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Revocation of EO 13768 takes effect
  • Agency heads directed to begin review of related actions

Near term (90d)

  • Agencies to issue revised guidance as appropriate

Long term

  • Potential restructuring of interior enforcement priorities
  • Shift in federal-local immigration cooperation agreements

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline provided for agency reviews or revised guidance—implementation speed depends on agency discretion
  • Vague 'as appropriate' language gives significant leeway to agency heads, potentially creating uneven implementation
  • Revocation alone does not establish new enforcement priorities; actual impact depends on follow-through guidance
  • Potential tension with state/local jurisdictions that had adjusted policies to comply with EO 13768
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