US Extends Ebola Travel Ban to Green Card Holders

Source: US News & World Report/Reuters

May 22, 2026, at 8:45 p.m.


WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - ⁠The ⁠United States on Friday ⁠temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent ​residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‌Uganda or South Sudan ‌in the previous 21 days, citing concerns over ⁠Ebola.

U.S. citizens, ⁠nationals and green card holders had been exempt from ​a 30-day Ebola ban, but the U.S. CDC said on Friday that extending the ban to green card holders was ​necessary to stop the virus from entering the country.

"Applying ⁠this ⁠authority to lawful permanent ⁠residents ​for a limited period of time provides a balance between protecting ​public health ⁠and managing emergency response resources," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.

The World Health Organization on Friday raised to "very high" the risk of ⁠the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak ⁠in the DRC and has declared the outbreak there and in Uganda an emergency of international concern.

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