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Executive Order 13780

Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States

This executive order suspends for 90 days the entry of nationals from six countries (Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen), suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days, caps FY2017 refugee admissions at 50,000, and mandates new screening and vetting procedures. It revokes and replaces the earlier Executive Order 13769, adding exceptions for lawful permanent residents, dual nationals, and other categories while directing multiple agency reviews and reports on security procedures.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 13209

Impact dates

  1. Initial transparency and data collection report

  2. Fourth joint progress report

  3. 120-day suspension of refugee travel and decisions expires

  4. Third joint progress report

  5. Initial biometric entry-exit report

  6. 90-day suspension of entry for nationals of six countries expires

  7. Second joint progress report

  8. First joint progress report on implementation

  9. Initial report on uniform screening program

  10. Foreign governments requested to provide information (50 days from notification)

  11. Worldwide review report due

  12. Effective date of executive order

Key directives

  • Conduct worldwide review to identify additional information needed from each foreign country for visa/admission adjudications (Sec. 2(a))
  • Submit worldwide review report within 20 days of effective date (Sec. 2(b))
  • Suspend entry of nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days from effective date (Sec. 2(c))
  • Request foreign governments provide required information within 50 days of notification (Sec. 2(d))
  • Submit list of countries recommended for proclamation of entry restrictions (Sec. 2(e))
  • Submit joint progress reports at 60, 90, 120, and 150 days from effective date (Sec. 2(g))
  • Subject Iraqi nationals to thorough additional review (Sec. 4)
  • Implement uniform screening and vetting standards program including in-person interviews, identity document database, amended application forms (Sec. 5(a))
  • Submit reports on screening program at 60, 100, and 200 days (Sec. 5(b))
  • Suspend refugee travel and refugee status decisions for 120 days from effective date (Sec. 6(a))
  • Cap FY2017 refugee admissions at 50,000 (Sec. 6(b))
  • Consider rescinding exercises of authority on terrorism grounds of inadmissibility (Sec. 7)

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Suspension of Visa Interview Waiver Program
  • Expansion of Consular Fellows Program
  • Revocation of Executive Order 13769
  • Order effective March 16, 2017 at 12:01 a.m. EDT

Near term (90d)

  • 90-day entry suspension for nationals of six countries (through approximately June 14, 2017)
  • Worldwide review report due within 20 days of effective date (by April 5, 2017)
  • First joint progress report due within 60 days (by May 15, 2017)
  • Initial report on uniform screening program due within 60 days (by May 15, 2017)
  • Request to foreign governments for information due within 50 days of notification
  • Second joint progress report due within 90 days (by June 14, 2017)
  • Second report on uniform screening program due within 100 days (by June 24, 2017)
  • 120-day refugee suspension (through approximately July 14, 2017)
  • Initial biometric entry-exit report due within 100 days (by June 24, 2017)

Long term

  • Third joint progress report within 120 days (by July 14, 2017)
  • Fourth joint progress report within 150 days (by August 13, 2017)
  • Third report on uniform screening program within 200 days (by October 2, 2017)
  • Initial transparency/data report within 180 days (by September 12, 2017)
  • Second biometric entry-exit report within 200 days (by October 2, 2017)
  • Third biometric entry-exit report within 365 days (by March 16, 2018)
  • Biometric entry-exit reports every 180 days thereafter until full deployment
  • Subsequent transparency reports every 180 days
  • Potential proclamation of additional countries for entry restrictions
  • State/local involvement in refugee placement proposal
  • Reciprocity review of all nonimmigrant visa agreements

Risks & tensions

  • Likely to face immediate legal challenge given litigation history of EO 13769; text explicitly references judicial concerns
  • Exclusion of Iraq from country list (unlike EO 13769) appears designed to reduce diplomatic friction, but adds complex case-by-case scrutiny burden
  • Case-by-case waiver system may create inconsistent application and enforcement difficulties at consular posts and ports of entry
  • State/local jurisdiction involvement in refugee placement (Sec. 6(d)) may conflict with existing federal resettlement frameworks and spur federalism disputes
  • 50,000 refugee cap represents significant reduction from Obama administration's 110,000 target, with humanitarian implications
  • Data collection mandate (Sec. 11) for 'honor killings' and terrorism statistics appears tailored for political messaging; implementation scope vague
  • Reciprocity review (Sec. 10) could trigger retaliatory visa restrictions from affected countries, disrupting business and diplomatic travel
  • Biometric entry-exit system has been congressionally mandated since 1996 with repeated implementation failures; expedite directive lacks new funding mechanism
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