{"id":682,"date":"2026-01-05T04:47:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/?p=682"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:30:57","slug":"executive-order-14161-protecting-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14161-protecting-the-united-states-from-foreign-terrorists-and-other-national-security-and-public-safety-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Order 14161: \u201cProtecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats\u201d "},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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CBP Officer processes a passenger into the United States at an airport. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by James Tourtellotte)<\/p>\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161-1024x682.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-1451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/files\/2026\/01\/IMM-EXEC-ORDER-14161.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">
CBP Offi\u00adcer process\u00ades a pas\u00adsen\u00adger into the Unit\u00aded States at an air\u00adport. Pho\u00adto by James Tourtel\u00adlotte, cour\u00adtesy of DHS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order<\/a> explains that the fed\u00ader\u00adal gov\u00adern\u00adment will be more strin\u00adgent while issu\u00ading all kinds of visas by estab\u00adlish\u00ading \u201cenhanced vet\u00adting and screen\u00ading across agen\u00adcies.\u201d This screen\u00ading would apply to both those who have yet to enter the U.S. as well as those already here. The gov\u00adern\u00adment will also iden\u00adti\u00adfy nations that the U.S. believes have \u201cdefi\u00adcient\u201d vet\u00adting and screen\u00ading, poten\u00adtial\u00adly bar\u00adring entry of peo\u00adple from those nations.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This exec\u00adu\u00adtive order explains that the fed\u00ader\u00adal gov\u00adern\u00adment will be more strin\u00adgent while issu\u00ading all kinds of visas by estab\u00adlish\u00ading \u201cenhanced vet\u00adting and screen\u00ading across agen\u00adcies.\u201d This screen\u00ading would apply to both those who have yet to enter the U.S. as well as those already here. The gov\u00adern\u00adment will also iden\u00adti\u00adfy nations that the U.S. believes have \u201cdefi\u00adcient\u201d vet\u00adting and screen\u00ading, poten\u00adtial\u00adly bar\u00adring entry of peo\u00adple from those nations.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[178],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-executive-orders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":688,"url":"https:\/\/digitaljournalism.uconn.edu\/balance-of-power\/2026\/01\/05\/executive-order-14167-clarifying-the-militarys-role-in-protecting-the-territorial-integrity-of-the-united-states\/","url_meta":{"origin":682,"position":0},"title":"Executive Order 14167: \u201cClarifying the Military\u2019s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States\u201d","author":"Karla Perez","date":"January 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"New Orleans, L.A. 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