Directives Published October 2025
Presidential directives and executive orders issued by the White House in October 2025.
Summary
- 6th Oct 25 * The President approved the AIDEA appeal for the Ambler Road Project under ANILCA and directed federal agencies to issue necessary authorizations. View
- 6th Oct 25 * The President called at least 300 members of the Illinois National Guard into Federal service for up to 60 days to protect federal personnel and property from violent interference in Illinois. View
Decision of the President and Statement of Reasons on 2025 Ambler Road Appeal
The President approved the appeal submitted by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) on June 6, 2025, concerning the AIDEA’s 2016 revised consolidated application for the Ambler Road Project, acting under Section 1106(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and directing all concerned Federal agencies to promptly issue the authorizations required for establishing the project.
This Presidential Memorandum directs the Secretary of War to call at least 300 members of the Illinois National Guard into Federal service for a 60-day period to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Federal Protective Service (FPS) personnel and federal property in Illinois, particularly in and around Chicago, due to violent obstruction by groups attempting to disrupt federal law enforcement activities.
The action invokes constitutional and statutory authority (10 U.S.C. 12406) based on the determination that regular federal forces are insufficient to enforce the laws amidst increasing violent interference and credible threats of future incidents.
The Secretary of War is tasked with coordinating the mobilization with the Governor of Illinois and may authorize necessary protective activities to ensure that Federal law is executed.