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Proclamation 11013, signed February 23, 2026, is a presidential proclamation designating February 22, 2026 as National Angel Family Day. It is a symbolic, commemorative action with no binding legal force; it calls on the public and community leaders to honor victims of crimes committed by people in the country illegally and to recognize families who lost relatives to such crimes or to fentanyl overdoses.
The proclamation itself creates no new law, regulation, or enforcement mechanism — it is a one-day observance designation. It references several prior actions the administration states it has already taken: a declared national emergency at the southern border, reinstatement of the Remain in Mexico policy, military deployment to the border, designation of certain cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, and passage of the Laken Riley Act, which mandates detention and deportation of certain illegal-alien criminals and allows states to sue the federal government for non-enforcement. It also references the “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed in July 2026 as authorizing additional Border Patrol and ICE personnel, new border wall construction, and expanded enforcement tools. The proclamation additionally calls on Congress to pass Kate’s Law, which would increase penalties for illegal re-entry after deportation — that legislation had not yet passed as of the document’s signing.
“Angel Families” — families who lost a member to a crime committed by a person unlawfully present in the United States — are the primary intended honorees of the observance. The proclamation also addresses the general American public, calling on citizens to gather in places of worship, and calls on public officials and community leaders to act against what it characterizes as violence and lawlessness.