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Proclamation 10052

Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 38263 (June 25, 2020)

President Donald J. Trump · United States (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
INA §§ 212(f), 215(a); 3 U.S.C. § 301
Issued
2020-06-22 June 22, 2020
Effective
2020-06-24 12:01 a.m. EDT (sec. 7); sec. 1 extends Proclamation 10014 through Dec. 31, 2020 (read as 2020-06-24)
End
2021-03-31 (expired under sec. 6 as amended by Proclamation 10131) (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
June 24, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • aliens seeking entry on H-1B, H-2B, J (intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, summer work travel) and L visas, and their dependents, who were outside the United States without a valid visa on June 24, 2020
Functions reached
  • HR H-1B, L and J hiring and transfers (technology, engineering, health care, education, hospitality)
  • WF seasonal H-2B labor (landscaping, hospitality, seafood, amusement)
  • SC intra-company transferees for foreign-owned plants
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Operative words

Sec. 2. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The entry into the United States of any alien seeking entry pursuant to any of the following nonimmigrant visas is hereby suspended and limited, subject to section 3 of this proclamation: (a) an H-1B or H-2B visa, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien; (b) a J visa, to the extent the alien is participating in an intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel program, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien; and (c) an L visa, and any alien accompanying or following to join such alien.... Sec. 6. Termination. This proclamation shall expire on December 31, 2020, and may be continued as necessary.

Enforcement

Sec. 4 implementation by State, Labor and DHS; consular officers determine coverage

Notes

Together with the consular suspension (Ex. FED-327) and Proclamation 10014, it closed the temporary-worker and intracompany-transfer channels from June 24, 2020 through Mar. 31, 2021.

Retrieval note

Operative words of sec. 2 taken from the GPO text; the (a)-(c) enumeration is quoted in substance where the column layout broke lines.