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EO 14201 § 4(c) directs DOS and DHS to review entry of transgender athletes

  1. Original Date Announced

    February 5, 2025

    President Trump signed Executive Order 14201, "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," which restricts the participation of transgender athletes in women's sports.

    Section 4(c) specifically instructs the Secretaries of State and DHS to "review and adjust, as needed, policies permitting admission to the United States of males seeking to participate in women’s sports." It also requires the secretaries to issue updated guidance for agency officials "with an objective of preventing such entry to the extent permitted by law, including pursuant to section 212(a)(6)(C)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(C)(i))."

    Trump 2.0 [ID #1510]

    2025.02.05 - EO: "Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports"
  2. Effective Date

    February 5, 2025
  3. Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)

    • February 24, 2025

      2025.02.24 DOS: Guidance for Visa Adjudicators on Executive Order 14201 "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports"

      Media sources obtained a copy of a cable that Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued on February 24, 2025 laying out the process for assessing visa eligibility for transgender female athletes attempting to come to the United States for women's sports competitions. Section 6 of the memo requires that “all visas must reflect an applicant’s sex at birth” and gives officials the authority to "refuse the case under 221(g)" and request additional evidence of birth sex if there is a discrepancy or "reasonable doubt" as to the applicant's sex. Section 7 provides that in cases where applicants are “suspected of misrepresenting their purpose of travel or sex,” officers should “consider whether the misrepresentation is material such that it supports an ineligibility finding under INA section 212(a)(6)(C)(i).”

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