On May 28, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published in the Federal Register a notification of arrival restrictions applicable to flights carrying persons who have recently traveled from or were otherwise present within Brazil. A person is considered to have recently traveled from, or otherwise been present within, Brazil if that person departed from, or was otherwise present within, Brazil within 14 days of the date of the person’s entry or attempted entry into the United States.
The notification 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, Brazil to arrive at one of the United States airports where the United States Government is focusing public health resources. The document updates the previous decisions 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 China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau), Iran, the countries of the Schengen Area, the United Kingdom, excluding overseas territories outside of Europe, or the Republic of Ireland, d to arrive at one of the United States airports where the United States Government is focusing public health resources. The documents also adds two airports (Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH)) to the list of airports where such flights may land.
Flights departing after 11:59 pm (EDT) on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, and covered by the arrival restrictions announced or modified in the document are required to land at one of the following 15 airports:
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York;
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Illinois;
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO), California;
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Washington;
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Hawaii;
- Los Angeles International Airport, (LAX), California;
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Georgia;
- Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), Virginia;
- Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), New Jersey;
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Texas;
- Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), Michigan;
- Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Massachusetts;
- Miami International Airport (MIA), Florida;
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Florida; and
- George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (IAH), Texas
These arrival restriction will continue until cancelled or modified by the Secretary of Homeland Security and notification is published in the Federal Register of such cancellation or modification.
