text: January 26, 2021, 8:04 p.m. ·5 min read
  David Fathi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project, noted that the order does not end the federal government's reliance on privately-run immigration detention centres .
  The latest executive actions come after Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender people from serving in the military. Last week, he signed an order reversing Trump's ban on travellers from several predominantly Muslim and African countries.
  Biden, who followed through on early promise to pick a woman to serve as vice-president , has also sought to spotlight the diversity of his Cabinet selections.
  On Monday, the Senate confirmed Biden's pick for treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, who is the first woman to lead the department. Last week, the Senate confirmed Lloyd Austin as the nation's first Black defence secretary.