DHS border rules: Vax required to enter legally from Canada, Mexico; none needed to remain illegally

In lifting restrictions on non-essential travel to the U.S. from Mexico and Canada this week, the Biden administration announced that foreign travelers attempting to enter the U.S. legally from those nations would need proof of COVID-19 vaccination — even as the administration allows illegal entrants to remain in the U.S. with or without vaccination.

The announcement of mandatory vaccination for these legal travelers comes after the administration has released over one million illegal aliens into the U.S. without requiring COVID vaccines as a condition for entry.

The administration has also acknowledged that the majority of roughly 15,000 Haitians who arrived illegally in Del Rio, Texas, weren't even tested for COVID before they were released.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that he is amending Title 19 regulations to allow for legal entry in two phases. Beginning in November, foreign travelers arriving from Canada and Mexico may enter the U.S. legally for nonessential travel at land and ferry ports of entry at the northern and southern borders. In January, the policy will expand to cover students, commercial truck drivers and health care workers.