The President issues presidential proclamations under Article II and under statutes that delegate authority; most "national day" proclamations are ceremonial and have no independent legal force or automatic requirements for federal agencies unless the proclamation invokes specific statutory authority or directs agencies to act. Proclamations must be published in the Federal Register (44 U.S.C. §1505) and may be legally binding only when grounded in constitutional or statutory power.
"Remain in Mexico" (Formally the Migrant Protection Protocols, MPP) required certain asylum applicants arriving at the U.S.–Mexico land border to wait in Mexico while their U.S. immigration court proceedings and credible-fear screening took place; in practice migrants were returned to Mexico (often to designated border cities) and had to pursue asylum claims from there with limited access to counsel and services. Implementation depended on DHS and immigration enforcement procedures and bilateral arrangements with Mexico.
Designating drug cartels as "Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)" or as specially designated global terrorists would allow use of counter‑terrorism tools (criminalizing material support, visa restrictions, financial sanctions, asset blocking) and increase interagency counterterrorism coordination; however, FTO designation under the Immigration and Nationality Act requires legal criteria (foreign organization, engages in terrorist activity/terrorism) and can raise complex legal, intelligence, and operational issues—courts, sanctions authorities, and implementation by Treasury (OFAC) and DOJ would determine practical effects.
The White House proclamation references a legislative package called the "One Big Beautiful Bill." As of the article date, there is no publicly available, commonly‑recognized federal statute with that exact name; to confirm whether its provisions are enacted law you must consult the text of the bill(s) or public law citations—those enactments and bill texts/summaries appear on Congress.gov and the Government Publishing Office when enacted.
Each claim can be independently checked at different agencies: illegal border encounters and seizures—U.S. Customs and Border Protection publishes monthly statistics (CBP Border Patrol encounters and seizure data); drug seizures—CBP and DEA publish seizure reports; inflation and wage measures—Bureau of Labor Statistics (CPI, inflation rates, real wages) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (real personal income) publish official data. Verify the administrations percentage claims by comparing CBP, BLS, BEA, DEA agency reports and Congressional Budget Office or independent economic analysis.
An Executive Order directing the Secretary of State to ensure Department of State policies "defend America’s interests" primarily directs department policy and personnel implementation—the Secretary must act "consistent with applicable law;" such EOs typically require the Department to revise guidance (e.g., the Foreign Affairs Manual) and subordinate agencies to change handbooks or procedures, but cannot override statutes; implementation is carried out through State Department directives, FAM/FAH revisions, and interagency coordination.