Imposing Duties to Address the Flow Of illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
Honest Title:
Border Power Grab via Drug War
Constitutional Risk:
7
Signed by: Donald J. Trump
Signed: 2/1/2025
Last Updated: 2/8/2025
Executive Order
Summary
This executive order declares a national emergency due to illicit drug flow from Canada and imposes tariffs: 25% on most goods and 10% on energy. It cites Canada's insufficient cooperation, and directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to monitor the situation, and remove tariffs if Canada takes sufficient action. It also authorizes other agencies to take action to support this order.
Updates
- January 20, 2025: Executive Order clarifying the military's role in protecting the territorial integrity of the United States, directing USNORTHCOM to seal the borders and address unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, and human smuggling.
- January 20, 2025: Presidential Proclamation declaring a national emergency at the Southern Border, citing an "invasion" and invoking powers to deploy armed forces and construct physical barriers.
- January 29, 2025: Executive Order outlining a policy to secure the borders through physical barriers, deterring illegal entry, detaining aliens, prosecuting immigration law violations, resuming Migrant Protection Protocols, and adjusting parole policies.
- January 29, 2025: Directive to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to full capacity.
- February 01, 2025: Executive Order imposing 25 percent additional duties on all goods from Canada (10 percent on Canadian energy or energy resources) to address the flow of illicit drugs across the Northern Border, based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
- February 03, 2025: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a 30-day pause in the implementation of the US tariffs on Canadian goods, following an agreement with the U.S.