Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Burundi
Executive Order 14054 terminates the national emergency previously declared with respect to the situation in Burundi. It revokes Executive Order 13712 (the 2015 order that blocked property and imposed U.S. sanctions related to Burundi) and ends the related emergency measures. Specifically, the order lifts the suspension of entry into the United States for certain immigrants and nonimmigrants who were covered by that earlier action, and states those individuals will no longer be treated under Presidential Proclamation 8693 (which imposed UN Security Council-related travel ban sanctions in Burundi). The termination is intended to reflect improvements in Burundi, including a transfer of power after the 2020 elections and reforms pursued by Burundi’s leadership. The order preserves the validity of ongoing actions and duties that arose before its date and notes that it does not create new rights or benefits.
Key Points
- 1Termination of the Burundi emergency: The national emergency declared for Burundi and the related executive order (EO 13712) are revoked, ending those emergency measures.
- 2Lifting immigration restrictions: The suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants that was tied to EO 13712 ends as of the date of this order. Individuals previously covered by Proclamation 8693 (the travel ban) are no longer treated as such under this framework.
- 3Preservation of ongoing actions: Termination does not affect actions or proceedings already taken or pending before the date of the order, nor rights or duties that matured or penalties incurred prior to the order.
- 4Legal safeguards: The order reaffirms that it does not impair the authority of executive departments/agencies or the Office of Management and Budget, and that implementation remains subject to applicable law and available appropriations.
- 5No new rights: The order states it does not create enforceable rights or benefits for any party in law or equity.