On May 22, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP published in the Federal Register a notification that Secretary of Homeland Security has decided to continue temporary travel restrictions to Canada at land ports of entry and a separate notification of the decision continuing temporary travel restrictions to Mexico at land ports of entry and limit such travel to “essential travel” as defined in the notification. At this time, the notifications do not apply to air, freight rail, or sea travel between the United States and Canada or Mexico, but do apply to passenger rail, passenger ferry travel, and pleasure boat travel between the United States and Canada or Mexico. These operations should not interrupt legitimate trade between the nations or disrupt critical supply chains that ensure food, fuel, medicine, and other critical materials reach individuals on both sides of the borders. The CBP Commissioner is authorized, on an individualized basis and for humanitarian reasons or for other purposes in the national interest, permit the processing of travelers to the United States not engaged in “essential travel.”
These restrictions go into effect at 12 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 21, 2020 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 22, 2020.
