Executive Order 14059
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Executive Order 14059, officially titled Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade, was signed on December 15, 2021, and is the 75th executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden. The telos of the order is to enforce sanctions upon foreigners involved in global illicit drug trade.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-17|title=Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/12/17/2021-27505/imposing-sanctions-on-foreign-persons-involved-in-the-global-illicit-drug-trade|access-date=2021-01-05|website=Federal Register|language=en-US}} {{PD-notice}}
Provisions
Illicit drug trafficking into the United States, including fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, kills tens of thousands of Americans each year, as well as countless more non-fatal overdoses that have their own devastating toll on human life. The principal suppliers of illegal narcotics and precursor chemicals that drive the present opioid crisis, as well as drug-related violence that harms communities, are drug cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and their facilitators. International drug trafficking poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States' national security, foreign policy, and economy. Because of this grave threat, the United States must modernize and update its drug-trafficking response.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-17|title=Executive Order 14059-Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202101060|access-date=2022-01-05|website=GovInfo|language=en-US}}
Effects
The executive order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security and the Attorney General, to impose sanctions on designated foreign persons. The Treasury Secretary may select from multiple sanctioning options when determining that a foreign person meets specified criteria.
The order's restrictions apply universally, except where permitted by subsequent legislation, regulations, orders, directives, or licenses. These restrictions supersede any prior contracts, licenses, or permissions.
The order suspends entry into the United States for certain undocumented migrants who meet designated criteria and are subject to specific sanctions, as their entry is deemed detrimental to U.S. interests. This suspension applies to both immigrant and nonimmigrant entry, with exceptions determinable by the Secretary of State or Attorney General.
The order prohibits:
- Contributing or providing funds, goods, or services to individuals whose property is blocked under the order
- Receiving contributions, funds, goods, or services from blocked individuals
- Engaging in transactions that evade or attempt to evade the order's restrictions
The restrictions apply notwithstanding any prior agreements or permissions, unless specifically exempted through official channels.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-orders Federal Register]
- [https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/01/20/executive-order-ensuring-a-lawful-and-accurate-enumeration-and-apportionment-pursuant-to-decennial-census/ Executive Order on Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census]
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