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Ex. FED-239 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)

Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico

DHS (Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf), with CBP · United States-Mexico land border (all land ports of entry and ferry terminals) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States-Mexico land border (all land ports of entry and ferry terminals)
Level
Federal
Authority
19 U.S.C. § 1318(b)(1)(C), (b)(2)
Issued
2020-03-24 Mar. 24, 2020
Effective
11:59 p.m. EDT Mar. 20, 2020 through 11:59 p.m. EDT Apr. 20, 2020 (read as 2020-03-20)
End
2020-04-20 (extended monthly to Nov. 8, 2021 for vaccinated travelers) (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 U.S.-Mexico land ports of entry and ferry terminals
  • CBP
Functions reached
  • TV cross-border shopping, medical, dental and recreation travel from Mexico (border-city retail, dental and pharmacy clusters, restaurants, hotels)
  • CB Mexican customer base of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California border commerce
  • SC unaffected for cargo
  • WF cross-border commuting workers permitted as essential
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

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 who must travel between the United States and Mexico in furtherance of such work);... Individuals engaged in lawful cross-border trade (e.g., truck drivers supporting the movement of cargo between the United States and Mexico)... The following travel does not fall within the definition of 'essential travel'... Individuals traveling for tourism purposes (e.g., sightseeing, recreation, gambling, or attending cultural events).... DATES: These restrictions go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on March 20, 2020 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2020.

Enforcement

CBP officers refuse processing of non-essential travelers; 19 U.S.C. § 1318(b)

Notes

The southern-border counterpart of Ex. FED-216; the border retail economy of Laredo, McAllen, El Paso, Nogales, Calexico and San Ysidro lost its Mexican walk-in customers by federal order for twenty months.

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