Administration Imposes Travel Ban on Most Persons Traveling to the United States
From or Through Brazil
From or Through Brazil
Sunday, May 24, 2020
 | The Trump Administration has imposed a temporary ban on travel to the United States from most persons who have recently resided in or transited through Brazil. The travel restrictions were announced late in the evening on Sunday, May 24, 2020, after the President signed a Presidential Proclamation on the matter. |
The White House proclamation bars the entry of persons if they were physically present in Brazil during the 14-day period prior to their travel, effective on May 28, 2020. The ban shall be in effect until revoked by the President.
Excepted from the ban are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, close relatives of U.S. citizens, some diplomats, and permanent residents, and flight crew members. With Sunday's announcement, persons traveling from Brazil join persons traveling from China, Iran, the United Kingdom, and the countries of the European Union in being barred from entering the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Excepted from the ban are U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, close relatives of U.S. citizens, some diplomats, and permanent residents, and flight crew members. With Sunday's announcement, persons traveling from Brazil join persons traveling from China, Iran, the United Kingdom, and the countries of the European Union in being barred from entering the United States because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In his proclamation, the President asserted that "[t]he potential for undetected transmission of the virus by infected individuals seeking to enter the United States from the Federative Republic of Brazil threatens the security of our transportation system and infrastructure and the national security, and I have determined that it is in the interests of the United States to take action to restrict and suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the Federative Republic of Brazil during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States. The free flow of commerce between the United States and the Federative Republic of Brazil remains an economic priority for the United States, and I remain committed to facilitating trade between our nations."
While not issued until the evening of Sunday the 24th, the proclamation was previewed earlier in the day by Trump National Security Advisor Robert Obrien. Appearing on that morning's "Face the Nation" program, Obrien asserted the Administration's "hope that it will be temporary but because of the situation in Brazil, we're going to take every step necessary to protect the American people." With respect to travel to the United States from other nations in the Southern hemisphere, Obrien said, "as of now I'd say Brazil. We'll take a look at the other countries on a country-by-country basis."
While not issued until the evening of Sunday the 24th, the proclamation was previewed earlier in the day by Trump National Security Advisor Robert Obrien. Appearing on that morning's "Face the Nation" program, Obrien asserted the Administration's "hope that it will be temporary but because of the situation in Brazil, we're going to take every step necessary to protect the American people." With respect to travel to the United States from other nations in the Southern hemisphere, Obrien said, "as of now I'd say Brazil. We'll take a look at the other countries on a country-by-country basis."
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