Protecting the United States from foreign terrorists and other threats to national security and public safety – The White House

PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES FROM FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND OTHERS

THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SECURITY

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 USC 1101. and following.and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. (a) It is the policy of the United States to protect its citizens from aliens who intend to commit terrorist attacks, threaten our national security, espouse a hateful ideology, or otherwise exploit the laws on immigration for malicious purposes.

(b) To protect Americans, the United States must be vigilant during the visa issuance process to ensure that aliens approved for admission to the United States do not intend to harm Americans or our national interests. Most importantly, the United States must identify them before their admission or entry into the United States. And the United States must ensure that admitted aliens and aliens already present in the territory of the United States do not have hostile attitudes toward its citizens, its culture, its government, their institutions or founding principles, and that they do not defend, aid or support designated foreign terrorists. and other threats to our national security.

Second. 2. Improved verification and monitoring in all agencies.

(a) The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall promptly:

(i) identify any resources that can be used to ensure that all aliens seeking admission to the United States, or who are already in the United States, are screened and examined to the greatest extent possible;

(ii) determine the information necessary in any country to decide on any visa, admission or other benefit under the INA for any of its nationals, and to ascertain whether the person applying for the benefit is the person whom it claims to be and is not a threat to security or public safety;

(iii) re-establish a uniform baseline for screening and monitoring standards and procedures, consistent with the uniform baseline that existed on January 19, 2021, to be used for any foreign national seeking a visa or immigration benefit of whatever nature it may be; And

(iv) screen and screen to the extent practicable all aliens who intend to be admitted to, enter, or are already in the United States, particularly aliens coming from risky areas or countries identified security features.

(b) Within 60 days after the date of this Order, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence shall jointly submit to the President, through the Assistant from the President for Homeland Security, a report:

(i) identify countries throughout the world for which screening and screening information is so deficient as to justify a partial or total suspension of the admission of nationals of those countries pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA (8 USC 1182(f)); And

(ii) identify the number of nationals of these countries who entered or were admitted to the United States on or since January 20, 2021, as well as any other information that the Secretaries and the Attorney General consider relevant to the actions or activities of these countries. nationals since their admission or entry into the United States.

(c) Whenever information is identified that could support the exclusion or expulsion of an alien described in paragraph 2(b), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take immediate action to exclude or expel such alien to unless it determines that doing so would prevent pending investigation or prosecution of the foreigner for a serious criminal offense or would be contrary to the national security interests of the United States.

Second. 3. Additional measures to protect the nation. As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days from the date of this order, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall also:

(a) Evaluate and adjust all existing regulations, policies, procedures, and provisions of the Foreign Service Manual, or directives of any nature regarding each of the grounds for inadmissibility listed in sections 212(a)(2)-(3). ) of the INA (8 USC 1182(a)(2)-(3)), to ensure the continued safety and security of the American people and our constitutional republic;

(b) Ensure that sufficient safeguards are in place to prevent any refugee or stateless person from being admitted to the United States without undergoing rigorous identity verification beyond that required of any other alien seeking admission or entered the United States;

(c) Evaluate all visa programs to ensure that they are not used by foreign nation-states or other hostile actors to harm the security, economy, politics, culture or other national interests of the United States;

(d) Recommend any action necessary to protect the American people from the actions of foreign nationals who have infringed or seek to infringe upon the fundamental constitutional rights of the American people, including, but not limited to, the rights of our citizens freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment, who preach or call for sectarian violence, the overthrow or replacement of the culture on which our Constitutional Republic is based, or who provide aid, advocacy or support to foreign terrorists;

(e) Ensure the allocation of adequate resources to identify and take appropriate action for violations described in 8 USC 1451;

(f) Evaluate the adequacy of programs designed to ensure the appropriate assimilation of legal immigrants into the United States and recommend any additional steps that should be taken to promote a unified American identity and commitment to the Constitution, laws, and founding principles of the UNITED STATES. States; And

(g) Recommend any additional action to protect the American people and our constitutional republic from foreign threats.

Second. 4. General provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed as impairing or otherwise affecting:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or to its head; Or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative or legislative proposals.

(b) This Order will be implemented in accordance with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order 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.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 20, 2025.