Biden Administration Orders ICE, CBP to Stop Using Terms 'Alien,' 'Illegal'
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ICE, CBP to stop using ‘illegal alien’ and ‘assimilation’ under new Biden administration orderThe Biden administration has ordered U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to stop using terms such as “alien,” “illegal alien” and “assimilation” when referring to immigrants in the United States, a rebuke of terms widely used under the Trump administration.
The change is detailed in memos sent Monday to department heads at Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, the nation’s chief enforcers of federal immigration laws, according to copies obtained by The Washington Post. It is part of an ongoing effort to reverse President Donald Trump’s hard-line policies and...
From the Center
ICE, CBP ordered to stop using 'alien,' 'assimilation'The heads of the two largest immigration enforcement agencies are expected on Monday to order its officials to stop using terms generally regarded as offensive by immigrants, like "illegal alien" and "assimilation."
The orders to replace terminology will come in two nearly identical memos to be released by the acting heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Tae Johnson, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Troy Miller.
The memos were first reported by The Washington Post.
From the Right
Biden administration orders CBP, ICE to stop using the term ‘illegal alien’The Biden administration has ordered federal immigration enforcement agencies to nix the use of terms like “illegal alien” and “assimilation” when referring to illegal immigrants, in favor of more “inclusive language,” according to a report on Monday.
The new directive was included in a memo sent to the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as part of an effort by the Biden White House to build a more “humane” immigration system, the Washington Post reported, citing copies it obtained.
According to the document, “alien”...
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