CDC Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons From Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists (the 'Title 42 order')

The record

Jurisdiction

United States land borders with Canada and Mexico (ports of entry and Border Patrol stations)

Level

Federal

Authority

PHS Act §§ 362, 365 (42 U.S.C. §§ 265, 268); 42 C.F.R. § 71.40 (interim final rule, FED-039)

Issued

2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-03-20 11:59 p.m. EDT (read as 2020-03-20)

End

30 days; extended Apr. 20, 2020 (FED-035), amended and made indefinite May 19, 2020 (FED-036), replaced Oct. 13, 2020 (FED-037) and Aug. 2, 2021 (FED-038); terminated May 23, 2022 (FED-049) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 20, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantine

Addressees

• 'covered aliens' arriving by land from Canada or Mexico without valid travel documents
• DHS/CBP (implementing agency)

Functions reached

• TR/TRAV cross-border movement of persons at the land borders (with the DHS land-border notices, FED-B)
• WF border-region labor markets
• CB border-community commerce

Collection

Federal health, safety and transport layer FED-A

Operative words

For simplicity, I shall refer to the persons covered by this order as 'covered aliens.' I suspend the introduction of all covered aliens into the United States for a period of 30 days, starting from the date of this order. I may extend this order if necessary to protect the public health.

Enforcement

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