Donald Trump terminates suspension of Brazilians entering the USA.
Passengers at JFK airport in New York.
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On January 18, Donald Trump has terminated the suspension of entry into the USA of aliens who have been physically present in Brazil, Schengen countries, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland starting from 12.01 am of January 26 while the restrictions continued applicable to the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
According to the Secretary of State,
this action will help to prevent air passengers from the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Federative Republic of Brazil from spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 into the United States, as it is the Secretary’s understanding that the vast majority of persons entering the United States from these jurisdictions do so by air. Cooperation is however expected from
those jurisdictions in implementing the testing order.
According to the President:
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), hereby find that the unrestricted entry into the United States of persons who have been physically present in the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe), the Republic of Ireland, and the Federative Republic of Brazil is no longer detrimental to the interests of the United States and find that it is in the interest of the United States to terminate the suspension of entry into the United States of persons who have been physically present in those jurisdictions. Accordingly, I hereby proclaim:
Section 1. Terminations. Proclamation 9993 of March 11, 2020 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus), Proclamation 9996 of March 14, 2020 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus), and Proclamation 10041 of May 24, 2020 (Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus), are hereby terminated effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 26, 2021. “
However, issued order of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 12, 2021 is still effective for January 26, 2021, requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers including Americans, arriving from a foreign country to the United States.
Well, this announced new change would go into effect on Jan 26 but the new Biden admin has indicated they would not implement the change.
By Niyi Fote /Thenews2
