Executive Order Update: July 11th, 2025
This week’s policy roundup covers a wave of major federal actions reshaping healthcare, immigration, public service, and civil rights. From sweeping budget cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (or the Budget Reconciliation Bill) to court rulings on birthright citizenship and immigration enforcement, these developments are already affecting millions. We break down the most urgent changes, what’s happening, and how it might impact your community.
To help you stay informed, we’ve created four Budget Reconciliation Bill Fact Sheets that explain the most important changes and what they mean for real people.
Breaking Down the Budget Reconciliation Bill: Key Changes That Could Impact Your Life: The Budget Reconciliation Bill introduces sweeping changes. Medicaid faces a $1 trillion cut. SNAP funding is set to be reduced by 20% (or $186 billion through 2034), while changes to the Child Tax Credit offer only modest increases in support. On immigration, the budget allocates over $165 billion to expand detention and deportation programs. Nonprofits are also impacted by new tax rules that may reduce charitable giving and increase costs, including a 1% floor on corporate donations and a 21% tax on high salaries.
Read the full Medicaid Fact Sheet
Read the full SNAP & Child Tax Credit Fact Sheet
Read the full Immigration Fact Sheet
Read the full Non-Profit Fact Sheet
Court Blocks Birthright Citizenship Order: A federal judge in New Hampshire temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of certain non-citizen parents. The court found the order likely unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. The case is moving quickly and could reach the Supreme Court, though the administration may focus on procedural delays.
Supreme Court Clears Path for Federal Workforce Layoff: The U.S. Supreme Court lifted a block on President Trump’s executive order authorizing mass layoffs of federal employees. Over 75,000 federal workers are now being processed for separation. Agencies like Veterans Affairs, Social Security, and HHS are among those affected. The ruling raises concerns about weakened civil service protections, politicized hiring and firing, delivery of government services, and the erosion of public trust in government neutrality.
DHS Ends TPS for Honduras and Nicaragua, Expanding Rollbacks: DHS announced it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 72,000 Hondurans and 4,000 Nicaraguans by September 8, 2025. The end of TPS could lead to family separations, deportations, and economic losses—$3.5 billion in activity and $435 million in Social Security taxes from Venezuelans alone, whose TPS was terminated earlier this year.
Supreme Court Blocks Florida Immigration Law: The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s block on Florida’s law criminalizing unauthorized entry and mandating pretrial detention without bond. The decision reinforces that immigration enforcement is a federal responsibility, preventing states from creating conflicting laws. It also protects against racial profiling, legal confusion, and economic harm in immigrant communities.
Student Loan Interest Resumes, Forgiveness Programs Face Changes: Starting August 1, 2025, about 8 million borrowers—mostly those on the SAVE Plan (Biden-era income driven repayment plan)—will begin accruing interest again. At the same time, proposed changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could disqualify nonprofit workers based on their employer policy positions, raising fears of politicized penalties. Looking Ahead: The Trump administration plans to replace the SAVE Plan with a new Repayment Assistance Plan by July 1, 2026, though details remain limited.