Immigration and citizenship

Executive Order 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

President: Donald J. Trump

Directed border barrier planning, detention capacity, additional agents and immigration enforcement reporting; revoked in 2021.

Status: Revoked — by EO 14010 on February 2, 2021.

Is Executive Order 13767 still in effect? No. EO 14010 revoked it in 2021.

What does Executive Order 13767 do?

EO 13767 directed Homeland Security to plan a physical barrier along the southern border, seek more detention capacity and Border Patrol agents, use specified immigration authorities, and report apprehension data. Those directions were subject to law and appropriations, and did not themselves provide construction funds. EO 14010 expressly revoked EO 13767 in 2021. EO 14148 and EO 14159 revoked EO 14010 in 2025, but neither expressly reinstated EO 13767; later border policy rests on separate actions.

Administration position: The order stated the administration’s border-enforcement policy. Specific construction, detention and removal actions depended on statutory authority, funding and agency decisions.
SignedJanuary 25, 2017
Lead agencyHomeland Security
Express revocationEO 14010, February 2, 2021

Before and after

Before the order

DHS used immigration and border-security authority under existing statutes and appropriations.

After the order

DHS pursued barrier and enforcement measures until the presidential order was expressly revoked in 2021.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Homeland SecurityPlan a southern-border barrier and report progressSubject to law and funds
Homeland SecurityPlan detention facilities and additional agentsSubject to appropriations
Homeland SecurityPublish border apprehension statisticsMonthly under the order
Attorney GeneralPrioritize related prosecutionsUnder existing authority

What happened next

EO 13767 signed.

EO 14010 expressly revoked EO 13767.

EOs 14148 and 14159 revoked EO 14010 but did not expressly restore EO 13767.