Foreign policy and sanctions

Executive Order 14022: Termination of Emergency With Respect to the International Criminal Court

President: Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Terminated the national emergency declared in EO 13928, revoked that order and ended its sanctions framework targeting certain International Criminal Court personnel.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 14022 still in effect? No. Revoked January 20, 2025; separate ICC sanctions emergency imposed.

An unlocked padlock, scales of justice and a globe appear above an international meeting.
Termination of a sanctions emergency, illustrated symbolically; the image does not describe later sanctions or current individual restrictions. EO Explained · site-generated editorial illustration · not documentary evidence.

What does Executive Order 14022 do?

The President ended the emergency, while Treasury had to implement the corresponding removal of sanctions and property blocks.

Administration position: The order’s findings and policy rationale were the Biden administration’s positions. This guide distinguishes them from implementation records and judicial rulings.
SignedApril 1, 2021
Lead officialsTreasury/OFAC and State
Express timingImmediate unblocking and license changes

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13928 authorized blocking and entry restrictions against certain ICC-linked persons.

After the order

OFAC removed the designated ICC officials and archived the program. EO 14148 revoked EO 14022; EO 14203 then declared a new emergency and imposed a new ICC sanctions framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentTerminate the EO 13928 emergency and revoke that orderCompleted
TreasuryUnblock property and remove sanctions designationsImmediate implementation

What happened next

EO 14022 signed.

OFAC removed ICC-related designations.

EO 14148 revoked EO 14022.

EO 14203 established a new ICC sanctions emergency.

Reviewed court position

Court status

See the court documents in Sources by type.