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Presidential Notice 9844

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Southern Border of the United States

President Trump extended for one year the national emergency declared in Proclamation 9844 concerning the southern border, citing ongoing border security and humanitarian crises. The continuation is issued under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act and extends emergency authorities beyond their original February 15, 2020 expiration date.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 8715

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless further extended

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in Proclamation 9844 for 1 year beyond February 15, 2020
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency authorities continue uninterrupted beyond February 15, 2020

Near term (90d)

  • Ongoing deployment of emergency resources and personnel to southern border

Long term

  • Potential for repeated annual renewals of emergency declaration; continued reliance on emergency statutes for border management

Risks & tensions

  • Extension maintains controversial use of emergency powers for border wall funding, subject to ongoing legal challenges
  • Congressional notification required but no congressional approval needed for continuation under NEA section 202(d)
  • Humanitarian crisis framing may conflict with asylum-seeking protections
Presidential Notice 9844: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Southern Border of the United States · Executive Orders