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Original Date Announced
May 28, 2020COVID-19: CBP/TSA direct all inbound flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within Brazil, to designated airports to focus public health resources and enhanced screening procedures accordingly. The designated airports are: JFK Airport in New York; O'Hare Airport in Chicago; San Francisco International Airport; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; Inouye International Airport in Hawaii; Los Angeles International Airport; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Washington-Dulles Airport; Newark Airport; Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport; Detroit Metropolitan Airport; Miami International Airport; and Logan Airport in Boston.
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See Biden administration action below.
Sec Homeland Security directs flights with persons from Brazil to arrive at certain airportsEffective Date
May 26, 2020Subsequent Trump-Era and Court Action(s)
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September 14, 2020
CBP TSA - Notification of Termination of Arrival Restrictions
On September 14, 2020, CBP/TSA terminated arrival restrictions.
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Biden Administration Action: Modified
October 25, 20212021.10.25 A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Biden administration policy modifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued a Proclamation declaring that the U.S. will move away from a country-by-country system of restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and instead focus on noncitizen nonimmigrants' vaccination status when determining whether or not to allow entry.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
October 25, 2021 Action: Modified 2021.10.25 A Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 PandemicOctober 25, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: RescindedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: EnforcementAgencies Affected: CBP TSA Bureau of Consular AffairsAssociated or Derivative Policies
- February 4, 2020 COVID-19: CBP/TSA restrict arrivals of flights carrying persons traveling from China
- March 4, 2020 COVID-19: CBP/TSA restrict arrivals of flights carrying persons traveling from Iran
- March 17, 2020 COVID-19: CBP/TSA restrict arrivals of flights carrying persons traveling from Schengen Area
- March 19, 2020 COVID-19: CBP/TSA restrict arrivals of flights carrying persons traveling from the United Kingdom and Ireland