Donald Trump and his top advisers are finalizing about 100 executive actions he will sign in his first days in office starting Monday, as the incoming president rushes to implement his populist and nationalist agenda.

The first steps of Trump, who has promised to become a dictator “on the first day” of his second term, are set to include restricting immigration, raising tariffs, and deregulating sectors from energy to cryptocurrencies.

Trump and his team are seeking to quickly reset US policy and begin to deliver on some of the big reform promises he made to American voters during the campaign, when he promised to reverse the many actions of Joe Biden.

“Their goal is to create shock and awe so that their opponents’ heads spin,” said Stephen Myrow, managing partner of Beacon Policy Advisors, a consultancy, and an official in the George W Bush administration.

“They have spent the last four years, day in, day out, preparing for Monday, and they have teams of lawyers thinking about how they can accomplish what they want to accomplish.”

Trump’s first steps will serve as a test of how far he believes he can act unilaterally without Congress, given his view that US presidents should have more authority than other presidents. branch of government.

The details of the first flurry of executive actions were still under wraps over the weekend, but Trump and his top officials have already signaled what their priorities will be. The incoming president wants to make a national emergency declaration on the southern border, free up federal resources to stop migrants from crossing from Mexico, limit the ability to seek asylum, and launch what he describes as largest deportation effort in US history.

On Saturday, Tom Homan, who will serve as Trump’s border “tsar” in the White House, told Fox News that “targeted enforcement operations” will begin next week to deport undocumented immigrants. immigrants to US cities.

Actions from Trump on trade are also expected early next week, which will affect financial markets. Trump wants to force US trading partners to cut deals on issues ranging from immigration to drug trafficking and even sales. in Greenland. He also promised to slap broad taxes on imports to encourage companies to do more in the US, and increase revenue for the US government.

In recent weeks, Trump’s advisers have been looking at options that include a gradual introduction of tariffs by hitting particular critical sectors and industries related to energy and defense, according to people familiar with the discussions. But others including his former and future White House trade and manufacturing counselor Peter Navarroadvocated for a high tariff that would apply to all US imports from day one.

Trump could use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to quickly apply the tariffs, and his staff is also exploring using existing Section 232 authorities to rapidly increase tariffs on steel imports and aluminum, according to people familiar with the talks.

Republicans on Capitol Hill, who have also traditionally opposed tariffs, have pre-emptively defended Trump’s opening steps.

“I think what you’re going to see is more countries coming to the table,” one Republican member of Congress said. “And I think it’s going to be more effective than you think without actually raising prices,”

In foreign policy, Trump’s main concern on the first day of his second term is likely to be the implementation of ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza last week.

But analysts say there could be executive orders and efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran and tighten enforcement of those already on the books, as part of his aim to apply “maximum pressure ” of the Tehran regime.

Trump’s team is also considering how to deal with Syria’s transitional government, which is led by a one-time al-Qaeda affiliate. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Some US allies would like to see Washington lift the terror designation on Syria as well as the group, but Trump’s team is concerned about doing so too soon.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine on his first day in office. But he recently said that he hopes to solve it in the first six months. In the short term, Trump has funding from Congress last year to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons, but he is unlikely to pass another package when it runs out.

Trump also said he plans to speak with Vladimir Putin soon, while the Russian president has expressed interest in meeting with him. Other world leaders are expected to begin flocking to Washington to try to start new relations on the right track.

Trump is expected to take early steps to help the US oil and gas industry as part of his promise to usher in a new era of “energy dominance” in America. Among his day one executive orders, he promised to direct the federal government to cut red tape and “end all of Biden’s restrictions on energy production”.

He also set to order the immediate resumption of licenses for multibillion dollar liquefied natural gas export terminals. Biden’s suspension of new permits a year ago was a particular bone of contention for executives who want to increase LNG shipments.

The Biden administration’s rules curbing vehicle tailpipe emissions — touted by Trump as an “electric vehicle mandate” — are expected to make the incoming president’s hit list. A directive to reopen Alaska’s protected lands to drilling is also expected.

“He goes for maximum shock value,” Myrow said.