On March 4, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published in the Federal Register a document notifying the public of certain arrival restrictions. The document adds to the existing restrictions by directing all flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Islamic Republic of Iran to arrive at one of the United States airports where the USG is focusing public health resources.
On January 31, 2020, Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) directed all flights to the United States carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the People’s Republic of China (excluding the special autonomous regions of Hong Kong and Macau) to arrive at one of the United States airports where the United States Government (USG) is focusing public health resources. Flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from, or were otherwise present within, the Islamic Republic of Iran are now added. Nothing in the notification is intended to amend or modify the existing restrictions announced in the Federal Register on February 4, 2020 and February 7, 2020. Flights departing after 5 p.m. EST on Monday, March 2, 2020, and covered by the arrival restrictions regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran are required to land at one of the airports identified in the documents published at 85 FR 6044 (February 4, 2020) and 85 FR 7214 (February 7, 2020). These arrival restrictions will continue until cancelled or modified by the Secretary of DHS and notification is published in the Federal Register of such cancellation or modification.
