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Proclamation 10042

Amendment to Proclamation of May 24, 2020, Suspending Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus

This proclamation amends the prior day's COVID-19 entry suspension by specifying its effective time: 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 26, 2020. It also exempts travelers already in transit on flights that departed before that deadline.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 32291

Impact dates

  1. Proclamation effective; entry suspension takes effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT

Key directives

  • Effective date set at 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 26, 2020
  • Exempt persons aboard flights scheduled to arrive in the U.S. that departed prior to 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 26, 2020

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect at 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 26, 2020
  • Exemption applies for flights departing before the deadline

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Narrow technical amendment with limited new policy substance; primarily clarifies timing of prior proclamation
  • Potential confusion at ports of entry regarding flight departure time verification
Proclamation 10042: Amendment to Proclamation of May 24, 2020, Suspending Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus · Executive Orders