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Original Date Announced
April 10, 2018Presidential Proclamation removes Chad from the restrictions and limitations of Presidential Proclamation 9645, which had limited Chad nationals seeking to enter the United States on non-immigrant tourist and immigrant visas. [ID #717]
Presidential Proclamation : Maintaining Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety ThreatsEffective Date
April 13, 2018Biden Administration Action: Revoked/Replaced
January 20, 2021Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.
This Biden administration policy revokes in its entirety the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.
On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued a presidential proclamation lifting two nationality-based travel bans issued by the Trump administration: the 2017 travel ban affecting nationals of Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, and the 2020 ban affecting nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. The order removing Chad from the list of banned nationalities was revoked as part of the elimination of related orders.
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Not in effectMost Recent Action
January 20, 2021 Action: Revoked/Replaced Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States.January 20, 2021Acted on by Biden Administration
Original Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Visitor Immigrant VisasAgencies Affected: Bureau of Consular AffairsAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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September 24, 2017
The 2017 Presidential Proclamation 9645 setting out restrictions and limitations on certain foreign nationals, including those from Chad seeking to enter the United States was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2018, after two previous attempts at a similar ban were struck down by the courts.
Sept. 2017 Presidential Proclamation 9645