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Emgage Action defends constitutional rights and equal protection under the law. We fight back against white nationalism, Islamophobia, voter suppression, and policies that criminalize protest and silence dissent. Our domestic agenda centers justice, dignity, and democracy for all.
We oppose unconstitutional surveillance, criminalization of protest, and erosion of civil liberties. Every individual deserves a fair and impartial process under the law—without exception.
From CVE programs to zoning discrimination, anti-Muslim policies are embedded in U.S. politics. We fight for equal protection—without suspicion or exception.
The greatest domestic threat to our democracy is not foreign—it’s white nationalist violence. We demand real policy action, not performative condemnation.
Civic power is a right. We protect Muslim voters and push back against efforts to dilute the political voice of communities of color.
The executive orders below carry deep implications for civil rights—from attacks on due process and religious freedom to crackdowns on free speech and protest. Explore each to understand how this administration is reshaping the law—and what it means for our communities.
This Executive Order expands the federal definition of antisemitism to include criticism of Israel, targeting pro-Palestinian activism and student advocacy. It authorizes investigations into universities, surveillance of student protesters, and potential deportations of international students involved in advocacy.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates First Amendment protections for free speech and peaceful assembly. Chills advocacy, especially among Muslim and Arab students. Encourages profiling and intimidation under the guise of civil rights enforcement.
Creates DOGE and transfers U.S. Digital Service authority under direct White House control. Allows wide access to federal IT systems, databases, and operational tools.
Constitutional Concerns: Expands surveillance powers without oversight, risking Fourth Amendment violations and disproportionate monitoring of immigrant and Muslim communities.
Eliminates federal efforts for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cancels DEI roles, training, environmental justice programs, and federal support for underrepresented business owners.
Constitutional Concerns: Undermines equal protection. Violates Title VII intent by removing frameworks for combating systemic discrimination.
Prohibits federal coordination with tech platforms to address misinformation or extremist content. Investigates past government partnerships with media companies.
Constitutional Concerns: Misinterprets free speech protections. Undermines legitimate efforts to limit disinformation, hate speech, and foreign interference in elections.
Revokes birthright citizenship from U.S.-born children of undocumented or temporarily present mothers unless the father is a citizen or legal resident.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates the 14th Amendment. Creates stateless children and enacts discrimination based on ancestry and parental status.
Freezes global aid programs for 90 days while reevaluating political alignment. Potential to defund health, refugee, and education services.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates Congress’s authority over federal appropriations and selectively weaponizes foreign aid for ideological purposes.
Mirrors the 2017 Muslim Ban. Broadens vetting criteria and empowers removal of immigrants with “hostile” beliefs or “hateful ideology.”
Constitutional Concerns: Violates religious freedom and free expression. Encourages profiling and arbitrary exclusion based on faith or dissent.
Declares unauthorized migration an “invasion.” Speeds deportations, defunds sanctuary cities, criminalizes migrant aid providers.
Constitutional Concerns: Oversteps executive power. Violates due process and Congress’s funding authority. Enables racial profiling and local overreach.
Suspends refugee admissions indefinitely. Allows only those who “fully assimilate.” Grants states veto power over arrivals.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates the Refugee Act. Discriminates based on culture, religion, and ideology. Delegates federal power to states.
Expands migrant detention at Guantanamo Bay. Revives site infamous for torture and indefinite detention without trial.
Constitutional Concerns: Denies due process. Uses military jurisdiction to circumvent civilian protections. Targets Muslim and Black migrants disproportionately.
Sanctions ICC officials for investigating Israeli and U.S. war crimes. Bars them from travel and freezes their assets.
Constitutional Concerns: Undermines global justice. Dismisses international law to protect political allies. Violates treaty obligations and U.S. norms of accountability.
Cuts U.S. support for UN agencies including UNRWA, UNESCO, and the Human Rights Council. Justifies by labeling critiques of Israel “anti-Semitic.”
Constitutional Concerns: Undermines international agreements, humanitarian leadership, and the credibility of U.S. foreign policy. Politicizes global institutions.
The executive orders below carry deep implications for civil rights—from attacks on due process and religious freedom to crackdowns on free speech and protest. Explore each to understand how this administration is reshaping the law—and what it means for our communities.
Expands the federal definition of antisemitism to include criticism of Israel, targeting pro-Palestinian advocacy on college campuses. Authorizes federal investigations and deportations.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates First Amendment rights, encourages racial and religious profiling, and silences political dissent.
Creates DOGE to centralize digital systems under the White House, with sweeping access to federal agency data and IT infrastructure.
Constitutional Concerns: Raises major privacy and surveillance issues, bypasses oversight, and threatens Fourth Amendment protections.
Eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across federal agencies. Cancels DEI-related grants, roles, and environmental justice initiatives.
Constitutional Concerns: Weakens equal protection, undermines civil rights statutes, and imposes executive overreach on federal hiring.
Blocks federal agencies from working with social media platforms to moderate content. Treats content moderation as censorship.
Constitutional Concerns: Misinterprets First Amendment, undermines election integrity, and allows hate speech to thrive unchecked.
Denies birthright citizenship to children of undocumented mothers. Attempts to override the 14th Amendment by executive order.
Constitutional Concerns: Unconstitutional, discriminatory, and would create stateless children in violation of basic rights.
Freezes foreign aid for 90 days while reviewing political alignment. Risks defunding humanitarian programs.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates separation of powers by bypassing Congress’s budget authority.
Targets immigrants from Muslim-majority countries under broad “ideology” and “culture” tests. Echoes the 2017 Muslim Ban.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates religious liberty, punishes political beliefs, and promotes ethnic profiling.
Speeds up deportations, criminalizes sanctuary cities, and targets aid groups helping migrants—declaring immigration an invasion.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates due process, oversteps presidential authority, and incites racial profiling.
Suspends refugee admissions indefinitely. Requires “assimilation” and allows states to veto refugee arrivals.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates the Refugee Act and equal protection by denying entry based on culture or religion.
Reactivates GTMO as a detention site for migrants. Raises serious concerns about torture, due process, and indefinite detention.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. Risks unlawful imprisonment of asylum seekers.
Targets ICC judges and prosecutors investigating war crimes in Gaza and Afghanistan. Uses sanctions and visa bans as retaliation.
Constitutional Concerns: Undermines international law and global accountability. Sets a precedent for impunity.
Withdraws from UNRWA, UNHRC, and other agencies. Defunds Palestinian refugee aid and global human rights efforts.
Constitutional Concerns: Violates international obligations and weaponizes funding to silence criticism of allies.
