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Arrival Restrictions Applicable to Flights Carrying Persons Who Have Recently Traveled From or Were Otherwise Present Within Rwanda
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 17, 2024.
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What the agency says
This document announces the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security to direct all flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, Rwanda to arrive at one of the U.S. airports where the U.S. government is focusing public health resources to implement enhanced public health measures. For purposes of this document, a person has recently traveled from Rwanda if that person has departed from, or was otherwise present within, Rwanda within 21 days of the date of the person's entry or attempted entry into the United States. Also, for purposes of this document, crew and flights carrying only cargo (i.e., no passengers or non-crew) are excluded from the measures herein.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-23956
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Announcement of arrival restrictions
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Published
- October 17, 2024
- Dates
- The arrival restrictions apply to flights departing after 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 15, 2024. Arrival restrictions continue until cancelled or modified by the Secretary of Homeland Security and notice of such cancellation or modification is published in the Federal Register.
- Pages
- 1
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