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Proclamation 9723

Maintaining Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats

This proclamation terminates entry restrictions on nationals of Chad that were imposed in Proclamation 9645 (September 2017), finding that Chad has improved its identity-management and information-sharing practices to meet baseline criteria. It maintains entry restrictions on other countries (including Libya) that remain deficient, and establishes an ongoing 180-day review process for assessing country compliance.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 15937

Impact dates

  1. Secretary of Homeland Security report on country compliance recommendations due every 180 days

  2. Proclamation effective; Chad entry restrictions terminate

Key directives

  • Terminate entry suspensions and limitations on nationals of Chad (immigrants and B-1/B-2 nonimmigrants)
  • Amend Proclamation 9645 by striking subsection (a) of Section 2 (Chad restrictions)
  • Continue 180-day review process for country compliance with baseline criteria
  • Continue engagement with deficient countries to improve identity-management and information-sharing practices

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Entry restrictions on Chad terminate effective April 13, 2018 at 12:01 a.m. EDT
  • Amendment to Proclamation 9645 removing Chad from restricted list takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Ongoing engagement with Libya on deficiency remediation
  • Continued operation of Chad-U.S. review and coordination working group

Long term

  • Continued 180-day review cycles for all countries against baseline criteria
  • Potential future modifications to travel restrictions based on country performance improvements or degradations

Risks & tensions

  • Security risk if Chad's improvements prove unsustainable after restriction removal
  • Diplomatic tension with countries whose restrictions remain in place despite partial cooperation (e.g., Libya)
  • Ongoing litigation context around travel restrictions; this modification may affect legal challenges
  • Vague 'as practicable and appropriate' standard for country engagement creates implementation uncertainty
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