The Biden Administration Eyes Mid-May to Begin Relaxing on Coronavirus Travel Restriction
The Biden administration is looking toward the middle of May to relax restrictions on travel across the borders with Mexico and Canada and on inbound international travel from the U.K., Europe, and Brazil, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
While there has not been a policy memo or formal codification of that time frame, the discussion has focused on trying to limit the spread of variants domestically as localities make their own decisions on how quickly to reopen. In the meantime, officials have suggested President Joe Biden and his Covid task force need more time to feel comfortable with reopening borders and increasing the level of air traffic from overseas.
“There is going to be a sea change in mid-May when vaccines are more widely available to everyone,” according to one senior administration official.
