DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan Flight Arrival Restrictions

Current understanding

The Secretary of Homeland Security has directed that all passenger flights carrying persons who recently traveled from or were present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan be routed to a limited set of designated U.S. airports for enhanced public health screening. The measure funnels affected travelers through specific ports of entry rather than barring entry, and applies to both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals meeting the presence criteria. Status: final rule / operational directive tied to disease surveillance (Ebola/Marburg-family outbreak response context).

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