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Executive Order 12807

Interdiction of illegal aliens

Signed by George Herbert Walker Bush on May 24, 1992.

Later amended
Signed recordMay 24, 1992

The date the President signed it.

Publication record57 FR 23133

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-12807
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Power & Politics. "Executive Order 12807: Interdiction of illegal aliens." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12807.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_12807,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 12807: Interdiction of illegal aliens}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-12807}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-12807; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1992.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amended by EO 13286, February 28, 2003
Revokes EO 12324, September 29, 1981

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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