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Borders closing? US says “immediate return” or prepare to remain abroad for “indefinite period”

• dragonwriter 7y ago
  > Borders closing? Absolutely seems to be coming. We've got an inbound ban from much of Europe and a mutually-agreed closure of the US-Canada border already, and now a “don’t travel now and return immediately if already abroad” advisory on top of that.
  • divbzero 7y ago
    This seems very possible given the State Department’s unusually stark language: “U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period.” A HN comment from a few days ago [1] drew a similar conclusion based on the way Prime Minister Trudeau announced Canada’s first round of border restrictions: “Canadian travelers should return to Canada [via] commercial means while it is still possible to do so. Let me be clear: If you are abroad, it’s time to come home.” [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22596009 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22596009 [2]: https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/16/justin-trudeau-canada-closing-borders-noncitizens/ https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/16/justin-trudea...
• cylinder 7y ago
  It's important to note that citizens can always return, but the issue is that if they close borders nobody will be running flights for very long.
  • inferiorhuman 7y ago
    There are already about 3,000 Americans stranded in Morocco with no flights back.