    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9931 of September 25, 2019

    Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons
    Responsible for Policies or Actions That Threaten Venezuela's Democratic
    Institutions

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    There remains a political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela due to
    the continued failure of Nicolas Maduro, Maduro regime officials, and
    others to support the rule of law. Given the importance to the United
    States of fostering the functioning of constitutional government and
    democratic institutions in Venezuela, I have determined that it is in
    the interest of the United States to take action to restrict and suspend
    the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of
    senior members of the regime of Nicolas Maduro and others described in
    this proclamation who formulate, implement, or benefit from policies or
    actions that undermine or injure Venezuela's democratic institutions or
    impede the restoration of constitutional government to Venezuela. This
    suspension is not intended to apply to those who cease these actions and
    who take concrete steps to help return Venezuela to a functioning,
    democratic country.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, by the authority vested in me by the
    Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
    sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
    (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a)) and section 301 of title 3, United States
    Code, hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry
    into the United States of persons described in section 1 of this
    proclamation would, except as provided for in section 4 of this
    proclamation, be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and
    that their entry should be subject to certain restrictions, limitations,
    and exceptions. I therefore hereby proclaim the following:
    Section 1. Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The entry into the United
    States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of the following persons is
    hereby suspended:
    (a) Members of the regime of Nicolas Maduro at the level of Vice
    Minister, or equivalent, and above;
    (b) All officers of the Venezuelan military, police, or National
    Guard at the rank of Colonel, or equivalent, and above;
    (c) All members of the organization known as the National
    Constituent Assembly of Venezuela;
    (d) All other aliens who act on behalf of or in support of the
    Maduro regime's efforts to undermine or injure Venezuela's democratic
    institutions or impede the restoration of constitutional government to
    Venezuela;
    (e) Aliens who derive significant financial benefit from
    transactions or business dealings with persons described in subsections
    (a) through (d) of this section; and
    (f) The immediate family members of persons described in subsections
    (a) through (e) of this section.

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    Sec. 2. Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of State. Persons
    covered by section 1 of this proclamation shall be identified by the
    Secretary of State, or the Secretary's designee, in his or her sole
    discretion, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may establish
    under section 3 of this proclamation.
    Sec. 3. Implementation of Suspension and Limitation on Entry. The
    Secretary of State shall implement this proclamation as it applies to
    visas pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary of State, in
    consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, may establish. The
    Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement this proclamation as it
    applies to the entry of aliens pursuant to such procedures as the
    Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
    State, may establish.
    Sec. 4. Scope of Suspension and Limitation on Entry. Section 1 of this
    proclamation shall not apply to:
    (a) Any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
    (b) Any individual who has been granted asylum by the United States,
    any refugee who has already been admitted to the United States, or any
    individual granted withholding of removal or protection under the
    Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
    Treatment or Punishment, and nothing in this proclamation shall be
    construed to affect any individual's eligibility for asylum, refugee
    status, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention
    Against Torture, consistent with the laws and regulations of the United
    States; and
    (c) Any person otherwise covered by section 1 of this proclamation,
    upon determination by the Secretary of State that the person's entry
    would not be contrary to the interests of the United States, including
    when the Secretary so determines, based on a recommendation of the
    Attorney General, that the person's entry would further important United
    States law enforcement objectives. In exercising this responsibility,
    the Secretary of State shall consult the Secretary of Homeland Security
    on matters related to admissibility or inadmissibility within the
    authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 5. Termination. This proclamation shall remain in effect until such
    time as the Secretary of State determines that it is no longer necessary
    and should be terminated, either in whole or in part. Any such
    determination by the Secretary of State shall become effective upon
    publication in the Federal Register.
    Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be
    construed to impair or otherwise affect:
    (i) United States Government obligations under applicable
    international agreements;
    (ii) the authority granted by law to an executive department or
    agency, or the head thereof; or
    (iii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
    (b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with
    applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
    (c) This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any
    right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in eq

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    uity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies,
    or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
    September, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP