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NPR's immigration policy reporter, Ximena Bustillo, has been covering all of this and joins me now. Hi, Ximena. Good morning. Good morning. So Trump has made some very specific promises around immigration. What actions did he take yesterday?

Is everything he's signing legal and constitutional? I'm thinking of birthright citizenship. I mean, can he just end it? The 14th Amendment of the Constitution says all persons born in the United States are citizens.

Is everything he's signing legal and constitutional? I'm thinking of birthright citizenship. I mean, can he just end it? The 14th Amendment of the Constitution says all persons born in the United States are citizens.

Is everything he's signing legal and constitutional? I'm thinking of birthright citizenship. I mean, can he just end it? The 14th Amendment of the Constitution says all persons born in the United States are citizens.

I mean, and just a reminder, I mean, Trump's been in power for not even a full day yet. That starts today. But he does have some of his cabinet in place, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Does he have his immigration team assembled?

I mean, and just a reminder, I mean, Trump's been in power for not even a full day yet. That starts today. But he does have some of his cabinet in place, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Does he have his immigration team assembled?

I mean, and just a reminder, I mean, Trump's been in power for not even a full day yet. That starts today. But he does have some of his cabinet in place, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Does he have his immigration team assembled?

And speaking of Congress, I mean, lawmakers did actually take action on immigration last night. What did they do?

And speaking of Congress, I mean, lawmakers did actually take action on immigration last night. What did they do?

And speaking of Congress, I mean, lawmakers did actually take action on immigration last night. What did they do?

NPR's Ximena Bustillo. Thank you, Ximena.

NPR's Ximena Bustillo. Thank you, Ximena.

NPR's Ximena Bustillo. Thank you, Ximena.

As we mentioned earlier, President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every single defendant charged and convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

As we mentioned earlier, President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every single defendant charged and convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

As we mentioned earlier, President Trump issued pardons and commutations to every single defendant charged and convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

And PR's Tom Dreisbach has been covering the attack and the pardons, and he joins me now. Good morning. Good morning. So take us through the pardons and the commutations that Trump issued.

And PR's Tom Dreisbach has been covering the attack and the pardons, and he joins me now. Good morning. Good morning. So take us through the pardons and the commutations that Trump issued.

And PR's Tom Dreisbach has been covering the attack and the pardons, and he joins me now. Good morning. Good morning. So take us through the pardons and the commutations that Trump issued.

I mean, it's not a surprise, right, that Trump had promised pardons for January 6th rioters for years. But were you surprised by the scope?