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Original Date Announced
February 4, 2020COVID-19: CBP and TSA direct all inbound flights from China to designated airports where the government is focusing public health resources. The agencies deem a person to be traveling from China "if that person has departed from, or was otherwise present within, the People’s Republic of China (excluding the special autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau) within 14 days of the date of the person’s entry or attempted entry into the United States."
The designated airports are JFK Airport in New York City; O'Hare Airport in Chicago; San Francisco International Airport; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; Inouye International Airport in Hawaii; Los Angeles International Airport; and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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See Biden administration action below.
Notification of Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise Present Within the People’s Republic of ChinaEffective Date
February 2, 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: EnforcementAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 31, 2020 COVID-19: POTUS issues proclamation suspending entry of immigrants and nonimmigrants previously physically present in 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
- May 28, 2020 COVID-19: CBP/TSA restrict arrivals of flights carrying persons traveling from Brazil