Newly elected President Donald Trump has not waited to begin putting into motion policies proposed during his campaign. Within a week of being in office, President Trump signed multiple executive actions with the ability and intent of undoing work done by the previous administration, reported CNN. Here is some of what the new president has been up to during his first week in office.

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Modifications to the Affordable Care Act

Only hours after officially taking office, President Trump issued a formal executive order with the goal of repealing Obamacare, known officially as the Affordable Care Act. Throughout his campaign, Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, and once elected in November, he became vocal about replacing it as well as repealing it. 

This required aid from the Secretary of Health and Human Services along with several other agencies. These members were called upon to interpret the regulations of Obamacare in order to reduce financial burdens on insurers, health care providers, individuals and others involved, CNN reported.

After reviewing the law, many claimed that the language of it is vague, opening the door to changing how it is enforced. However, this executive action has no authority to change the law officially, as Obamacare was passed through Congress. Therefore, changes to the Affordable Care Act will not be made right away; however, efforts to repeal this law are in progress.

The House of Representatives has already approved a budget that gives Congress the ability to repeal certain parts of the Affordable Care Act. This leaves Trump and his administration to decide on a replacement to follow the removal of Obamacare. According to CNN, Trump is optimistic about replacing the Affordable Care Act with his own health care law, but no official word of what that program would be has surfaced yet. 

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Border Security

Trump wasted no time in beginning to enforce his campaign plans to regulate immigration, particularly from our neighbors to the South, Mexico. On his sixth day in office, President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to begin the construction of the wall, which is expected to run along the southern border of the United States neighboring Mexico. In order to start this project, Trump is turning to existing federal funds to begin the construction of the 1,900 mile long wall, reported CNN.

However, funds for the border wall extend beyond the actual construction, as about 5,000 border protection officers are expected to be hired to cover the wall, once constructed. Many have expressed concerns in regards to funding for the wall, and Trump subsequently sought further funding for the wall.

Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto stated that he and his country would not be paying for the planning and construction of the proposed wall, which goes against what Trump has said he would convince Mexico to do.

However, the proposed plan to construct the wall as of this moment is a 20 percent tax on all imported goods from the Mexico, according to The New York Times.   

President Nieto canceled his meeting at the White House with President Trump in response to rising tensions with the United States and the construction of the wall, reported The New York Times. 

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Planned Parenthood and Abortion Polices

President Trump has also begun making marks in public health policies by going head to head with Planned Parenthood and the controversial topic of abortion rights. Trump is in the works of reinstating the Mexico City Policy. This policy essentially restricts international nongovernmental organizations that perform or promote abortions from collecting funding from the United States, reported CNN.

This policy has received considerable backlash from the public, especially following the release of a photo of Trump signing the policy while surrounded by men.

The Netherlands has since stated they will set up an international safe abortion fund to combat Trump’s latest policy on the subject, reported The Guardian.