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OVERVIEW- •All nonimmigrant foreign nationals are required to present proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to boarding a flight to the United States from a foreign country •Applies only to nonimmigrant...more
Despite a federal court ruling in April 2022 striking down federal mask mandates, major cities in the United States are keeping them in place amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases raising new considerations for private employers...more
On Monday, April 18, 2022, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida issued a 59-page order striking down the CDC’s national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit, which was based on a regulation...more
On April 18, 2022, a Federal District Court struck down the CDC’s Mask Mandate that had required masking during travel throughout the United States concluding that the order exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority and failed...more
In Washington: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it is looking to let cruise lines resume trips in the U.S. by mid-July and changing some of the rules to allow the ships to sail. A spokeswoman for...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced DHS to delay full enforcement of the REAL ID law from October 1, 2021, to May 3, 2023, the agency has announced. The REAL ID law requires every air traveler 18 years or older to show...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to air carriers. Not only have they seen the loss of up to 75 percent of their passenger traffic, but — in the United States — they have been left to develop and enforce their own...more
A change in presidential administration has resulted in an immediate change in mask requirements that affect the commercial transportation industry. On January 21, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting...more
Shortly after taking office, President Biden signed an executive order mandating the use of masks on all federal property and for people involved in interstate transportation. All such orders eventually spawn agency guidance...more
In Washington: On Sunday, White House Coronavirus Task Force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx warned Americans to “assume that you’re infected” with COVID-19 if you traveled or gathered for Thanksgiving and advised being...more
On a normal travel day (at least pre-COVID), millions of passengers pass through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening checkpoints at U.S. airports. Passengers are screened using “body scanners” while...more
In Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set a Tuesday deadline for her and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reconcile significant policy disputes if they want to pass a coronavirus relief bill before Election...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making it a little easier for some foreign nationals to fly to the United States by lifting certain restrictions in place following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under...more
Under a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would be required to conduct temperature checks on all passengers and other individuals seeking entry to an airport’s...more
On Monday, September 14, 2020, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will no longer require passengers recently present in China (excluding the...more
One effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is the renewed need for transportation providers to consider strengthening operating platforms by expanding into new markets, integrating new offerings or adjacent services, or growing the...more
In Washington - On 8 Aug. President Trump announced four executive actions aimed to extend economic aid to Americans while Congress remains in a stalemate over the next coronavirus relief package. The executive actions’...more
Under the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) new “Stay Healthy. Stay Secure.” Campaign, screening procedures are being changed to allow for more social distancing and to limit physical contact while still...more
As the sun rose over Philadelphia International Airport the morning of May 19, the orange-hued light illuminated an airport changed radically from the busy hub that area travelers would have recognized....more
As airlines seek to restore consumer confidence in air travel, they are urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to administer temperature screenings of all passengers at TSA airport security checkpoints. ...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a vast and severe impact on the U.S. economy, and the U.S. air transportation industry has been brought almost to a standstill. While the executive branch moved quickly to address immediate...more
USCIS Suspends Premium Processing for all Form I-129 and I-140 filings - On March 20, 2020 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that effective immediately, it is temporarily suspending Premium...more
Both the speed of business disruption and depth of uncertainty created by COVID-19 have been unparalleled in our experience. Developments over the past week alone have emerged at an exponential rate and have impacted every...more
Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, posted when Congress is in session. HEADLINES - • Coronavirus response is consuming Capitol Hill, as lawmakers race to complete an emergency supplemental spending...more