EO 14161 §§ 2(a) and 3(a) direct maximum vetting of all noncitizens seeking admission to U.S. and those in the U.S.

Original Date Announced
January 20, 2025
Sections 2(a) and 3(a) of Presidential EO 14161, "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats," order the Secretary of Homeland Security, Attorney General, and Director of National Intelligence to identify resources to ensure "aliens" seeing admission "or who are already in the United States" are vetted to the “maximum degree possible.” The agencies are ordered to return to vetting baseline as it existed on January 19, 2021, and to determine the information needed from “any country” to adjudicate any immigration benefit for any of its nationals. They are further ordered to review all existing policies to prevent admission of refugees or stateless persons without “stringent identification verification beyond that required of any other alien seeking admission or entry.”
Trump 2.0 [ID #1414]
2025.01.20 EO 14161 - Protecting the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats
Effective Date
January 20, 2025

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Status: Final/Actual

Trump Administration Action: Presidential Orders

Subject Matter: Immigrant Visas Non-Immigrant Visas

Agencies Affected: DHS AG

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