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Ex. ECO-A-040 Order Primary source read

Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico, 85 Fed. Reg. 16547 (Mar. 24, 2020)

Land-border travel restrictions (Mexico): essential travel only

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security (Chad F. Wolf), with U.S. Customs and Border Protection · United States / Mexico land border (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States / Mexico land border
Level
Federal
Authority
19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(1)(C) and (b)(2); 6 U.S.C. 202
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20 11:59 p.m. EDT (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-20 11:59 p.m. EDT (extended by Ex. ECO-A-041) (read as 2020-04-20)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to Apr. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • all travelers at land ports of entry and ferry terminals on the U.S.-Mexico border
  • CBP
Functions reached
  • TR
  • CB Mexican shoppers, patients and tourists in border States
  • WF cross-border workforce
  • SC maquiladora suppliers' personnel
  • MK
Collection
Supply chain and borders ECO-A

Operative words

'travel through the land ports of entry and ferry terminals along the United States-Mexico border shall be limited to "essential travel," which includes, but is not limited to... Individuals traveling to work in the United States (e.g., individuals working in the farming or agriculture industry...); Individuals engaged in lawful cross-border trade (e.g., truck drivers supporting the movement of cargo between the United States and Mexico)'. 'These restrictions are temporary in nature and shall remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2020.'

Enforcement

CBP refusal of entry at land ports of entry; 19 U.S.C. 1318

Notes

Retail, medical, dental, lodging, restaurant and dealer employers in San Diego, Imperial, Yuma, Nogales, El Paso, Laredo, McAllen and Brownsville lost the Mexican customer by federal order for twenty months.

Retrieval note

date_issued is the Federal Register publication date.