U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated its Carrier Liaison Program notice related to Ebola-related restrictions on flights carrying persons who recently traveled from or were otherwise present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan.
The only travelers not subject to the Ebola-related suspension of entry are U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals if they have departed from, or were otherwise present in, those three countries during the 21 days prior to their travel to the United States, CBP said. “The introduction of [lawful permanent residents] who have departed from or were otherwise present in the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan during the 21 days prior to their travel to the United States remains suspended.”
CBP also said, “All flights carrying any U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or pre-approved excepted aliens with nexus to these three countries in the 21 days prior to their travel to or encounter in the United States will be required to arrive at the airports designated below where travelers may [be] subject to enhanced medical screening” by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC “will focus public health resources to implement enhanced public health measures at those locations.”
The updated notice includes the following designated airports: Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston, and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.
