Biden signed 15 legislative actions on his first day in office, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during a press briefing, several of which reversed actions by the previous administration.
The president signed an executive order reversing Trump's decisions to withdraw from the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Biden also put an end to the so-called Muslim Ban, "a policy rooted in religious animus and xenophobia," Psaki said, and signed a proclamation halting further funding or construction of the border wall and terminating the emergency diversion of funds for wall construction.
A broad executive order would also roll back regulatory reversals made by the Trump administration and place a temporary moratorium on all oil and natural gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the press secretary said.
Biden also sent his immigration bill to Congress. The act would provide long-term residents an opportunity to earn citizenship and "ensure that America can remain a refuge" for those fleeing prosecution, Psaki said. Biden additionally directed the secretary of homeland security to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Other actions addressed the coronavirus pandemic and economic relief, including a mask mandate on federal grounds, appointing a COVID-19 response coordinator and asking relevant agencies to extend nationwide moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures and the pause on student loan payments and interests.
Biden also launched an effort to "advance racial equity and root out systemic racism from federal programs and institutions," Psaki said.
