Executive Order No. 14385. Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats

• Executive Order No.: 14385
• Published date: 11 February 2026
• Date: 06 February 2026
• FR Document: 2026-02819
• Pages: 6505-6506
• Citation: 91 FR 6505
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President
• Section: Presidential Documents

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
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                [FR Doc No: 2026-02819] Presidential Documents
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                 Executive Order 14385 of February 6, 2026
                
                Protecting the National Security and Welfare of
                 the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors
                 and Other Public Safety Threats
                 By the authority vested in me as President by the
                 Constitution and the laws of the United States of
                 America, including 6 U.S.C. 122(a)(2), it is hereby
                 ordered:
                 Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United
                 States to protect its welfare and security, and the
                 welfare and security of its citizens, from criminal
                 actors. Such criminal actors may include foreign
                 nationals with criminal histories who have entered or
                 remained in the United States in violation of the
                 immigration laws of the United States or who otherwise
                 seek to violate the criminal laws of the United States.
                 It is also the policy of the United States to cooperate
                 with trusted foreign governments by sharing information
                 concerning convicted felons on a reciprocal basis for
                 border security and immigration purposes. The
                 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible
                 for safeguarding the borders of the United States by
                 interdicting persons and goods illegally entering the
                 United States; protecting against the entry of
                 dangerous goods, narcotics, and firearms; and
                 detecting, responding to, and interdicting terrorists,
                 drug smugglers, human smugglers, and other persons who
                 seek to harm the United States. To fulfill these
                 responsibilities, and consistent with the policy
                 described above, DHS immigration authorities must
                 access criminal history record information (CHRI) in
                 the custody of Federal criminal justice agencies to the
                 maximum extent permitted by law.
                 Sec. 2. Providing CHRI to DHS. The Attorney General
                 shall provide DHS with access, for purposes related to
                 DHS's screening and vetting missions and to the maximum
                 extent permitted by law, to CHRI available to or
                 maintained by the Department of Justice.
                 Sec. 3. Exchanging Felony Conviction Records with Visa
                 Waiver Program and Other Countries for Border Security
                 and Immigration Purposes. (a) The Secretary of Homeland
                 Security may exchange, to the maximum extent permitted
                 by law, CHRI with the border security and immigration
                 authorities of Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries,
                 countries that have entered into a Preventing and
                 Combating Serious Crime or similar agreement with the
                 United States, and other trusted allies, under an
                 agreement or arrangement described in subsection (b) of
                 this section. The Secretary of Homeland Security may
                 provide this information to these countries for the
                 sole purpose of screening travelers and immigrants
                 seeking to enter or stay in the VWP or other country.
                 (b) Any exchange of CHRI by the Secretary of
                 Homeland Security with foreign countries shall be on
                 the basis of reciprocity and under a bilateral or
                 multilateral agreement or arrangement entered into by
                 DHS that contains appropriate safeguards to protect the
                 privacy of United States persons and other individuals
                 consistent with applicable law.
                 Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
                 shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
                (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
                the head thereof; or
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                (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
                relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
                 (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
                 applicable law and subject to the availability of
                 appropriations.
                 (c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
                 create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
                 enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
                 the United States, its departments, agencies, or
                 entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
                 other person.
                 (d) The costs for publication of this order shall
                 be borne by the Department of Homeland Security.
                
                
                 (Presidential Sig.)
                 THE WHITE HOUSE,
                 February 6, 2026.
                [FR Doc. 2026-02819
                Filed 2-10-26; 11:15 am]
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