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Proclamation 10883

Religious Freedom Day, 2025

This proclamation designates January 16, 2025, as Religious Freedom Day and highlights the Biden Administration's efforts to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia domestically through national strategies and increased security funding for houses of worship, while also noting international religious freedom promotion including sanctions, refugee assistance, and the reversal of the prior administration's travel ban on several Muslim-majority and African countries.

Impact dates

  1. Religious Freedom Day

Key directives

  • Proclaim January 16, 2025 as Religious Freedom Day

Timeline

Immediate

  • January 16, 2025 designated as Religious Freedom Day

Near term (90d)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • Document references past policy achievements rather than creating new binding obligations; some claims (e.g., 'largest ever increase in funding') are assertions not independently verifiable from text
  • Travel ban reversal references prior administration policy without explicit EO citation
Proclamation 10883: Religious Freedom Day, 2025 · Executive Orders