U.S. Under Biden Will No Longer Call Migrants Illegal Aliens
Memos issued by Customs and Border Protection, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tells employees to use the words “non-citizen” or “migrant.”
Ben Fox
WASHINGTON (AP) Employees of the two main U.S. immigration enforcement agencies were directed Monday to stop referring to migrants as “aliens,” a dated term that many people consider offensive.
Memos issued by Customs and Border Protection, as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tells employees to use the words “non-citizen” or “migrant.” The change reflects guidelines set by the Biden administration, which is reversing many of the anti-immigrant policies of former President Donald Trump.
El Gobierno prohíbe a ICE y CBP el uso de términos ofensivos como ilegal
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Biden prohíbe a ICE y CBP usar términos ofensivos contra inmigrantes
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A federal judge in New Hampshire allowed part of an ACLU lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) checkpoints in three New England states to continue, but invoked a qualified immunity defense saying CBP agents could not be sued.
Last year, the ACLU sued the CBP over roadside checkpoints in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
The ACLU argued that the CBP roadside checkpoints were conducted for the primary purpose of general crime control and drug interdiction and that they are beyond the scope of the CBP’s authority.
“It is unconstitutional for Border Patrol to use interior checkpoints, nearly 100 miles from the border, as a ruse to unlawfully search and seize people for the purpose of general crime control. Yet this is exactly what Border Patrol is doing with checkpoints in northern New England.”