Proclamation 10575-Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement
Issued 2023-05-09 by Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Plain-English Overview
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Proclamation 10575 revokes the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for international air travelers entering the United States, ending the requirement that had been in place since January 2022. The requirement had mandated that foreign national air passengers show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before boarding flights to the United States. By revoking it, the proclamation removes this entry condition, allowing unvaccinated foreign nationals to enter by air without a vaccination requirement, consistent with the administration's winding down of COVID-19 emergency measures.
The proclamation directly affects international air travelers, airlines, and the travel and hospitality industries. Foreign nationals who had been unable or unwilling to travel to the United States due to the vaccination requirement are now free to do so. The domestic travel industry and related businesses also benefit from the removal of a barrier to international tourism.
Presidential proclamations restricting or modifying entry requirements for foreign nationals are grounded in Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives the President broad authority over the terms of entry into the United States. Revoking an entry requirement falls squarely within the same authority used to impose it, and the action raises no significant constitutional concerns.
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Constitutional Analysis
How this action fits (or doesn't) within Article II authority and existing law
This proclamation ("Proclamation 10575-Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement") restricts or modifies entry into the United States. The stated basis: "themselves and those around them." Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act grants the President authority to suspend entry of aliens whose presence would be "detrimental to the interests of the United States." The Supreme Court upheld this broad authority in Trump v. Hawaii (2018).
While the statutory authority is expansive, courts scrutinize immigration proclamations for discrimination, rational basis, and fidelity to the underlying statute. The constitutional question often turns on whether the proclamation is implementing existing immigration law (acceptable) or effectively creating new categories and policies Congress did not authorize (potentially overreaching).
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