Source: POLITICO'S MORNING AGRICULTUR,E 1/24/22

The Homeland Security Department this weekend began enforcing vaccine mandates on all travelers coming into the U.S. through land and seaports of entry. While the new regulations don’t apply to American citizens, the Farm Bureau denounced the rule over potential labor concerns. 

“We are extremely concerned that the [DHS] decision to require essential workers be vaccinated before entering the U.S. will limit agriculture’s ability to grow safe and nutritious food,” AFBF President Zippy Duvall said in a statement.

Unlike similar restrictions in the past, the new move doesn’t include an exception for essential travel. The new regulations began on Jan. 22 and are set to expire on April 21, unless amended or rescinded.