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Halfway to chains: What’s already been enforced under Project 2025

November 9, 2025

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, a comprehensive plan to restructure American government along conservative ideological lines, has reached approximately 48% implementation according to the Center for Progressive Reform's analysis. The initiative has resulted in significant policy reversals across multiple federal agencies, including the Justice Department's revival of the death penalty and the China Initiative, the Education Department's rollback of Title IX protections, and HHS's restrictions on abortion access and gender identity data collection. The article characterizes these changes as attacks on civil rights, public welfare programs, and democratic institutions, with particular impact on marginalized communities including Black Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals, and low-income families.

Who is affected

  • Black Americans and communities of color
  • Immigrants (both documented and undocumented)
  • Women seeking abortion access
  • LGBTQ students and individuals
  • Disabled children requiring special education services
  • Single mothers
  • Low-income families receiving food aid
  • Planned Parenthood patients
  • Federal employees subject to loyalty tests
  • Local officials resisting federal enforcement policies
  • Students in public education systems
  • Families separated by ICE enforcement

What action is being taken

  • The Department of Justice is reviving the death penalty, reinstating the China Initiative, and prosecuting local officials
  • Title IX protections are being rolled back and the Office for Civil Rights is being dismantled
  • Abortion access is being criminalized and Planned Parenthood is being defunded
  • Gender identity data is being erased from health surveys
  • Fair housing protections are being repealed
  • ICE raids are being conducted resulting in family separations
  • The Environmental Protection Agency is reversing greenhouse gas regulations
  • The Department of Agriculture is reinstating work requirements for food aid
  • Federal hiring purges are being conducted with loyalty tests
  • Police forces are being granted immunity from prosecution

Why it matters

  • This represents a fundamental transformation of federal government operations and priorities, reversing decades of civil rights protections and social welfare programs. The implementation affects core democratic principles including equal protection under law, separation of powers, and civil service independence. The changes have immediate material consequences for millions of Americans' access to education, healthcare, housing, and legal protections, while potentially establishing precedents that could persist beyond the current administration.

What's next

  • No explicit next steps stated in the article

Read full article from source: Michigan Chronicle

Halfway to chains: What’s already been enforced under Project 2025