    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020
    Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United
    States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019
    Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted the
    livelihoods of Americans. In Proclamation 9994 of March 13, 2020
    (Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease
    (COVID-19) Outbreak), I declared that the COVID-19 outbreak in the
    United States constituted a national emergency, beginning March 1, 2020.
    Since then, the American people have united behind a policy of
    mitigation strategies, including social distancing, to flatten the curve
    of infections and reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
    COVID-19. This needed behavioral shift has taken a toll on the United
    States economy, with national unemployment claims reaching historic
    levels. In the days between the national emergency declaration and April
    11, 2020, more than 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment.
    In the administration of our Nation's immigration system, we must be
    mindful of the impact of foreign workers on the United States labor
    market, particularly in an environment of high domestic unemploy-

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    ment and depressed demand for labor. We must also conserve critical State
    Department resources so that consular officers may continue to provide
    services to United States citizens abroad. Even with their ranks
    diminished by staffing disruptions caused by the pandemic, consular
    officers continue to provide assistance to United States citizens,
    including through the ongoing evacuation of many Americans stranded
    overseas.
    I have determined that, without intervention, the United States faces a
    potentially protracted economic recovery with persistently high
    unemployment if labor supply outpaces labor demand. Excess labor supply
    affects all workers and potential workers, but it is particularly
    harmful to workers at the margin between employment and unemployment,
    who are typically ``last in''; during an economic expansion and ``first
    out''; during an economic contraction. In recent years, these workers
    have been disproportionately represented by historically disadvantaged
    groups, including African Americans and other minorities, those without
    a college degree, and the disabled. These are the workers who, at the
    margin between employment and unemployment, are likely to bear the
    burden of excess labor supply disproportionately.
    Furthermore, lawful permanent residents, once admitted, are granted
    ``open-market''; employment authorization documents, allowing them
    immediate eligibility to compete for almost any job, in any sector of
    the economy. There is no way to protect already disadvantaged and
    unemployed Americans from the threat of competition for scarce jobs from
    new lawful permanent residents by directing those new residents to
    particular economic sectors with a demonstrated need not met by the
    existing labor supply. Existing immigrant visa processing protections
    are inadequate for recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak. The vast
    majority of immigrant visa categories do not require employers to
    account for displacement of United States workers. While some
    employment-based visas contain a labor certification requirement,
    because visa issuance happens substantially after the certification is
    completed, the labor certification process cannot adequately capture the
    status of the labor market today. Moreover, introducing additional
    permanent residents when our healthcare resources are limited puts
    strain on the finite limits of our healthcare system at a time when we
    need to prioritize Americans and the existing immigrant population. In
    light of the above, I have determined that the entry, during the next 60
    days, of certain aliens as immigrants would be detrimental to the
    interests of the United States.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, 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, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), and
    section 301 of title 3, United States Code, hereby find that the entry
    into the United States of persons described in section 1 of this
    proclamation would, except as provided for in section 2 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 of aliens as immigrants is hereby suspended and limited subject
    to section 2 of this proclamation.

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    Sec. 2. Scope of Suspension and Limitation on Entry. (a) The suspension
    and limitation on entry pursuant to section 1 of this proclamation shall
    apply only to aliens who:
    (i) are outside the United States on the effective date of this
    proclamation;
    (ii) do not have an immigrant visa that is valid on the effective
    date of this proclamation; and
    (iii) do not have an official travel document other than a visa
    (such as a transportation letter, an appropriate boarding foil, or an
    advance parole document) that is valid on the effective date of this
    proclamation or issued on any date thereafter that permits him or her to
    travel to the United States and seek entry or admission.
    (b) The suspension and limitation on entry pursuant to section 1 of
    this proclamation shall not apply to:
    (i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
    (ii) any alien seeking to enter the United States on an immigrant
    visa as a physician, nurse, or other healthcare professional; to perform
    medical research or other research intended to combat the spread of COVID-
    19; or to perform work essential to combating, recovering from, or
    otherwise alleviating the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, as
    determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security, or their respective designees; and any spouse and unmarried
    children under 21 years old of any such alien who are accompanying or
    following to join the alien;
    (iii) any alien applying for a visa to enter the United States
    pursuant to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program;
    (iv) any alien who is the spouse of a United States citizen;
    (v) any alien who is under 21 years old and is the child of a United
    States citizen, or who is a prospective adoptee seeking to enter the
    United States pursuant to the IR-4 or IH-4 visa classifications;
    (vi) any alien whose entry would further important United States law
    enforcement objectives, as determined by the Secretary of State, the
    Secretary of Homeland Security, or their respective designees, based on
    a recommendation of the Attorney General or his designee;
    (vii) any member of the United States Armed Forces and any spouse
    and children of a member of the United States Armed Forces;
    (viii) any alien seeking to enter the United States pursuant to a
    Special Immigrant Visa in the SI or SQ classification, subject to such
    conditions as the Secretary of State may impose, and any spouse and
    children of any such individual; or
    (ix) any alien whose entry would be in the national interest, as
    determined by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security, or their respective designees.
    Sec. 3. Implementation and Enforcement. (a) The consular officer shall
    determine, in his or her discretion, whether an immigrant has
    established his or her eligibility for an exception in section 2(b) of
    this proclamation. 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
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    tablish in the Secretary of State's discretion. 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 in the Secretary of Homeland Security's discretion.
    (b) An alien who circumvents the application of this proclamation
    through fraud, willful misrepresentation of a material fact, or illegal
    entry shall be a priority for removal by the Department of Homeland
    Security.
    (c) Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to limit the
    ability of an individual to seek asylum, refugee status, withholding of
    removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture and Other
    Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, consistent with the
    laws of the United States.
    Sec. 4. Termination. This proclamation shall expire 60 days from its
    effective date and may be continued as necessary. Whenever appropriate,
    but no later than 50 days from the effective date of this proclamation,
    the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation with
    the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Labor, recommend whether I
    should continue or modify this proclamation.
    Sec. 5. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 11:59 p.m.
    eastern daylight time on April 23, 2020.
    Sec. 6. Additional Measures. Within 30 days of the effective date of
    this proclamation, the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Homeland
    Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall review
    nonimmigrant programs and shall recommend to me other measures
    appropriate to stimulate the United States economy and ensure the
    prioritization, hiring, and employment of United States workers.
    Sec. 7. Severability. It is the policy of the United States to enforce
    this proclamation to the maximum extent possible to advance the
    interests of the United States. Accordingly:
    (a) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
    provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the
    remainder of this proclamation and the application of its provisions to
    any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby; and
    (b) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
    provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid because
    of the lack of certain procedural requirements, the relevant executive
    branch officials shall implement those procedural requirements to
    conform with existing law and with any applicable court orders.
    Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be
    construed to impair or otherwise affect:
    (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or
    agency, or the head thereof; or,
    (ii) 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
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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-second day
    of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP