Immigration Agencies Ordered Not to Use Term 'Illegal Alien'
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The Biden administration is ordering U.S. immigration enforcement agencies to not use the terms “illegal alien” and “assimilation.” when talking about immigrants. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s memos send a clear signal to a pair of law enforcement agencies that endorsed Trump’s presidential candidacy that their approach must change, right-leaning articles highlight that Biden administration critics dismissed the new language guidelines.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Biden’s memos send a clear signal to a pair of law enforcement agencies and associated labor unions that endorsed Trump’s presidential candidacy, that under the new administration, their approach must change. Acting ICE director Tae Johnson also echoed these sentiments in a separate memo.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that the new guidance over immigrants was laid out in a pair of detailed memos sent on Monday by the heads of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The new guidance emphasizes that agents and officers should use the new terminology in internal communications and external correspondence.
A right-leaning article by The Washington Times highlights that Biden administration critics dismissed the new language guidelines. Republican Senator Tom Cotton said, “We use the term ‘illegal alien’ because they’re here illegally.”
From the left
ICE, CBP to stop using ‘illegal alien’ and ‘assimilation’ under new Biden administration order
The Washington Post
From the right
Biden administration bans use of term 'illegal alien': 'The words we use matter'
The Washington Times