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Proclamation 10949

Restricting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States From Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats

Proclamation 10949 suspends or limits entry into the United States for nationals of 19 countries, effective June 9, 2025. Twelve countries face full suspension of both immigrant and nonimmigrant entry (Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen), while seven countries face partial suspension targeting immigrants and specific nonimmigrant visa categories (Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela). The restrictions are based on asserted deficiencies in screening, vetting, information-sharing, identity-management, and high visa overstay rates.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 24497

Impact dates

  1. Every 180 days thereafter: recurring reports on suspension assessment

  2. Secretary of State report due on whether suspensions should continue, terminate, modify, or be supplemented

  3. Proclamation effective; entry suspensions take effect

Key directives

  • Full suspension of entry for nationals of 12 countries as immigrants and nonimmigrants
  • Partial suspension of entry for nationals of 7 countries as immigrants and on B-1, B-2, B-1/B-2, F, M, and J visas
  • Consular officers shall reduce validity of other nonimmigrant visas for partial-suspension countries to extent permitted by law
  • Secretary of State to devise assessment process for continuation/modification of suspensions
  • Secretary of State to submit report within 90 days and every 180 days thereafter on suspension status
  • Secretary of State to immediately engage all designated countries on compliance measures
  • Secretary of State to provide update on Egypt screening/vetting review
  • Attorney General may make exceptions for critical DOJ national interest including criminal proceeding witnesses
  • Secretary of State may make case-by-case exceptions for U.S. national interest

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation effective June 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT
  • Entry suspensions take effect for covered nationals without valid visas
  • Secretary of State to immediately engage designated countries on compliance measures
  • Secretary of State to provide update on Egypt review

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of State report due within 90 days (by September 2, 2025) assessing whether suspensions should continue, terminate, modify, or be supplemented
  • First periodic review cycle begins

Long term

  • Every 180 days thereafter: recurring reports on continuation/modification of restrictions
  • Potential for restrictions to be lifted if countries improve screening/vetting/information-sharing
  • Ongoing engagement with countries to achieve compliance with U.S. requirements

Risks & tensions

  • Likely immediate legal challenges based on Establishment Clause, equal protection, and statutory claims similar to prior travel ban litigation
  • Vague 'hostile attitudes toward citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles' standard raises First Amendment and due process concerns
  • Exemption for Iran ethnic/religious minorities may be viewed as favoring certain religions, potentially complicating legal defense
  • Classification of Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism alongside Iran contrasts with prior administration's removal of Cuba from list
  • High overstay rates cited as partial justification may conflate immigration enforcement with national security
  • Egypt review update suggests potential for expansion of restrictions
  • Recurrent 180-day review creates policy uncertainty but also mechanism for diplomatic leverage
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