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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Last Updated: October 13, 2022 | Publication

Fireside Chat

Summary page for the Fireside Chat event with USCIS Director Ur Jaddou and CIS Ombudsman Phyllis Coven, held September 21, 2022.

Last Updated: September 6, 2022 | Site Page

We Have to Prepare to Be Surprised

Matthew Moe discusses how S&T characterizes threats, including how we identified key information about the unknown virus that caused a global pandemic.

Last Updated: April 21, 2022 | Press Releases

DHS Extends COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Non-U.S. Travelers Entering the United States via Land Ports of Entry and Ferry Terminals

Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will extend temporary Title 19 requirements and continue to require non-U.S. travelers entering the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination upon request.

Last Updated: April 13, 2022 | Publication

Decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 on filtering face piece respirators with VPHP

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, N95 filtering face piece respirators (FFRs) were in short supply or not available. As a result, decontamination for reuse was authorized to deal with the temporary shortages under Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

Last Updated: April 1, 2022 | Publication

COVID-19 Meeting Guidance

COVID-19 meeting guidance is attached.

Last Updated: March 30, 2022 | Fact Sheets

FACT SHEET: DHS Preparations for a Potential Increase in Migration

The Department of Homeland Security works to secure and manage our borders while building a fair and orderly immigration system.

Last Updated: February 15, 2022 | Publication

National Interest Exception from Presidential Proclamation 10294

On October 25, 2021, President Biden issued Presidential Proclamation 10294, entitled "Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic," which suspends and limits the entry into the United States of non-citizens by air travel who are nonimmigrants ("noncitizen nonimmigrants") and who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Presidential Proclamation 10294 contains specified exceptions, including a specific exception for noncitizen nonimmigrants "whose entry would be in the national interest," and entrusts the Secretary of Homeland Security (along with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Transportation) to make this determination.

Last Updated: January 31, 2022 | Publication

Biometric Technology Rally: Adapting to COVID-19 Fact Sheet

The Biometric and Identity Technology Center (BI-TC) serves as a resource for subject matter expertise in the science, methods, tools, and technologies used to recognize individuals and protect sensitive personal information.

Last Updated: January 20, 2022 | Press Releases

Nuevos requisitos en Puertos de Ingreso Terrestre y Terminales do Ferry protegerán la salud pública al tiempo

A partir del 22 de enero de 2022, el DHS requerirá que todo viajero que no sea ciudadano de E.U. esté completamente vacunado contra el COVID-19 al entrar a los Estados Unidos por los puertos de ingreso terrestre y terminales de ferry en las fronteras entre Estados Unidos y México y entre Estados Unidos y Canadá, y que presenten prueba de la mencionada vacuna, ya que los casos de COVID-19 siguen aumentando en todo el país.  Estas nuevas restricciones se aplicarán a los individuos que no sean ciudadanos de E.U. que estén viajando tanto por razones esenciales como no-esenciales.  No se aplican a los ciudadanos estadounidenses, residentes legales permanentes, y a los nacionales de Estados Unidos.

Last Updated: January 20, 2022 | Press Releases

DHS to Require Non-U.S. Individual Travelers Entering the United States at Land Ports of Entry and Ferry Terminals to be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Beginning on January 22, 2022, DHS will require non-U.S. individuals seeking to enter the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals at the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and provide related proof of vaccination, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise nationwide. These new restrictions will apply to non-U.S. individuals who are traveling for both essential and non-essential reasons. They will not apply to U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, or U.S. nationals.