Executive Order 14288

Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens

Signed 2025-04-29 in effect
Law EnforcementCriminal JusticePublic Safety
Law & Justice

Provides additional federal resources to law enforcement and expands qualified immunity protections.

Section by Section

What each section does, and how they differ.

Sec. 1 Purpose and Policy

Administration commits to empowering law enforcement, ending DEI restrictions, and unleashing police forces to protect communities.

Sec. 2 Legal Defense of Law Enforcement Officers

Creates mechanism for legal resources and indemnification for officers wrongly accused during official duties.

Sec. 3 Empowering State and Local Law Enforcement

Maximizes federal resources for training, pay increases, legal protections, and crime data collection.

Sec. 4 Using National Security Assets for Law and Order

Increases military and security assets provided to local jurisdictions to assist state and local law enforcement.

Sec. 5 Holding State and Local Officials Accountable

Pursues legal remedies against jurisdictions whose officials obstruct law enforcement or engage in unlawful discrimination.

Sec. 6 Use of Homeland Security Task Forces

Utilizes HSTFs to coordinate efforts and advance order objectives.

Sec. 7 General Provisions

Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.