Fact Check: "President Trump cancelled Biden's order on parole with an executive order of his own shortly after he took office in January."
What We Know
The claim states that President Trump canceled President Biden's order on parole shortly after taking office in January. However, this assertion is misleading. President Biden's administration began on January 20, 2021, and he issued several executive orders related to immigration, including those that expanded the use of parole for certain groups of migrants. For instance, on February 2, 2021, Biden's administration announced a comprehensive framework to address the causes of migration and manage migration effectively, which included provisions for parole (source-7).
In contrast, President Trump did not take office in January 2021; he served from January 2017 to January 2021. Therefore, he could not have issued an executive order in January 2021 to cancel Biden's policies, as he was no longer in office. The executive orders that Trump signed regarding immigration, including those aimed at restricting parole programs, were issued during his own presidency, prior to Biden's administration (source-2).
Analysis
The claim lacks a factual basis because it incorrectly attributes actions to Trump that occurred after his presidency. The timeline is crucial: Trump was succeeded by Biden, who implemented his own immigration policies, including the use of parole for specific groups. Trump's executive orders that aimed to limit or eliminate certain parole programs were issued during his administration and were not enacted in response to Biden's orders, as he was not in office at that time (source-1).
Furthermore, the sources that support the claim do not provide evidence of Trump canceling Biden's orders since such an action would have been impossible given the transition of power. The executive orders Trump issued in February 2025, which aimed to end certain parole programs, were a continuation of his previous policies rather than a direct response to Biden's actions (source-2).
Conclusion
The claim that "President Trump cancelled Biden's order on parole with an executive order of his own shortly after he took office in January" is False. The timeline and context of the actions taken by both presidents indicate that Trump could not have canceled Biden's orders because he was not in office at that time. Instead, any actions taken by Trump regarding parole were part of his administration's policies prior to January 2021.
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