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A Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 10014
FEBRUARY 24, 2021 ‧ PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS
The suspension of entry imposed in Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020 (
Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labo
r Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Out
break), as extended by section 1 of Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020 (Suspe
nsion of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the Unite
d States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Co
ronavirus Outbreak), and section 1 of Proclamation 10131 of December 31, 2020
(Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a
Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following
the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak), does not advance the interests of the U
nited States. To the contrary, it harms the United States, including by preve
nting certain family members of United States citizens and lawful permanent re
sidents from joining their families here. It also harms industries in the Uni
ted States that utilize talent from around the world. And it harms individual
s who were selected to receive the opportunity to apply for, and those who hav
e likewise received, immigrant visas through the Fiscal Year 2020 Diversity Vi
sa Lottery. Proclamation 10014 has prevented these individuals from entering
the United States, resulting, in some cases, in the delay and possible forfeit
ure of their opportunity to receive Fiscal Year 2020 diversity visas and to re
alize their dreams in the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States, b
y the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United St
ates of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and N
ationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), hereby find that the unrestricte
d entry into the United States of persons described in section 1 of Proclamati
on 10014 is not detrimental to the interests of the United States. I therefor
e hereby proclaim the following:
Section 1. Revocation. Proclamation 10014, section 1 of Proclamation 10
052, and section 1 of Proclamation 10131 are revoked.
Sec. 2. Review of Agency Guidance. The Secretary of State, the Secretar
y of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall review any regulation
s, orders, guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions
developed pursuant to Proclamation 10014 and, as appropriate, issue revised gu
idance consistent with the policy set forth in this proclamation.
Sec. 3. 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 age
ncy, 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 la
w 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 equity 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-fourth day of
February, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Indepen
dence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.