Hi everyone. Any legal pedes out there? Have a question.
Scenario:
An American expat lives overseas with a foreign spouse who is not an American citizen or resident.
Said expat wishes to visit his/her family in the USA, but has been unable to for several years due to the vax mandate required for his/her spouse. The children require the presence of both parents during the trip to provide appropriate supervision and support. The foreign spouse has a 10 year tourist visa issued prior to the pandemic.
With the ending of the Covid emergency, can the CDC and/or Department of State legally continue this discriminatory policy against foreign visitors? Does the expat have any standing to sue in this case?
Would love to know how or if this can be done. Yes, there is a real inspiration for this inquiry.
That would be logical, but our current government is neither legal nor logical.
Non-U.S. citizen, non-U.S. immigrants: You must show proof of being fully vaccinated with the primary series of an accepted COVID-19 vaccine before you board your flight to the United States. Only limited exceptions apply.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/international-travel-during-covid19.html
And from the state department:
Foreign national air travelers to the United States are required to be fully vaccinated and to provide proof of vaccination status prior to boarding an airplane to fly to the United States, with only limited exceptions.
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/emergencies/covid-19-faqs-for-travel-to-the-us-information.html
There have been no changes announced by either government agency since the emergency was ended.