Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the International Criminal Court

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 3309-3310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01544]



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Vol. 91

Monday,

No. 16

January 26, 2026

Part II





The President





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Notice of January 20, 2026--Continuation of the National Emergency With 
Respect to the International Criminal Court



Notice of January 20, 2026--Continuation of the National Emergency With 
Respect to the Widespread Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and the 
Potential for a Deepening Economic Collapse in Afghanistan


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 91 , No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 2026 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Notice of January 20, 2026

                
Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to the International Criminal Court

                On February 6, 2025, by Executive Order 14203, I 
                declared a national emergency pursuant to the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and 
                extraordinary threat to the national security and 
                foreign policy of the United States constituted by 
                efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to 
                investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute protected 
                persons, as defined in section 8(d) of Executive Order 
                14203.

                The ICC, as established by the Rome Statute, has 
                engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting 
                America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without 
                a legitimate basis, asserted jurisdiction over and 
                opened preliminary investigations concerning personnel 
                of the United States and certain of its allies, 
                including Israel, and has further abused its power by 
                issuing baseless arrest warrants targeting Israeli 
                Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Former Minister 
                of Defense Yoav Gallant. The ICC has no jurisdiction 
                over the United States or Israel, as neither country is 
                party to the Rome Statute or a member of the ICC. 
                Neither country has ever recognized the ICC's 
                jurisdiction, and both nations are thriving democracies 
                with militaries that strictly adhere to the laws of 
                war. The ICC's recent actions against Israel and the 
                United States set a dangerous precedent, directly 
                endangering current and former United States personnel, 
                including active service members of the Armed Forces, 
                by exposing them to harassment, abuse, and possible 
                arrest. This malign conduct in turn threatens to 
                infringe upon the sovereignty of the United States and 
                undermines the critical national security and foreign 
                policy work of the United States Government and our 
                allies, including Israel.

                Efforts by the ICC to investigate, arrest, detain, or 
                prosecute protected persons, as defined in section 8(d) 
                of Executive Order 14203, continue to pose an unusual 
                and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
                foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, 
                the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
                14203 of February 6, 2025, must continue in effect 
                beyond February 6, 2026. Therefore, in accordance with 
                section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 
                U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the 
                national emergency declared in Executive Order 14203 
                with respect to the ICC.

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                This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 
                and transmitted to the Congress.
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                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    January 20, 2026.

[FR Doc. 2026-01544
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