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Proclamation 9984

Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Other Appropriate Measures To Address This Risk, 85 Fed. Reg. 6709 (Feb. 5, 2020)

President Donald J. Trump · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
INA §§ 212(f), 215(a), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1182(f), 1185(a); 3 U.S.C. § 301
Issued
2020-01-31 Jan. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-02-02 5:00 p.m. EST (sec. 6) (read as 2020-02-02)
End
2021-11-08 (revoked by Proclamation 10294, sec. 1, effective 12:01 a.m. EST Nov. 8, 2021) (read as 2021-11-08)
In force
Feb. 2, 2020 to Nov. 8, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • aliens physically present in the People's Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau) in the 14 days before entry
  • air carriers
  • DHS and State
Functions reached
  • TV inbound travel from China (business visitors, buyers, engineers)
  • SC supplier engineering and quality visits
  • MK inbound trade-show attendance
  • CB foreign customer base
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

Section 1. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the People's Republic of China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States is hereby suspended and limited subject to section 2 of this proclamation.... Sec. 6. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on February 2, 2020.

Enforcement

Sec. 3: implemented by the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security; an alien who circumvents the proclamation is a priority for removal (sec. 3(c)); carriers barred from boarding covered aliens under DHS implementing measures

Notes

The first of the country entry proclamations; in force every day of the six claimable quarters; the DHS land-border notifications and the CDC orders cite it as part of the same scheme.

Retrieval note

Text read from the GPO Federal Register PDF.

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