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From Breitbart: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials under the Trump administration have instructed employees to refer to illegal migrants as “aliens,” ditching the “newcomers” term that former President Joe Biden’s administration had adopted.
In a memo obtained by Axios, Acting ICE director Caleb Vitello rescinded a memo issued in 2021, in which the terminology was switched from “alien” to “noncitizen,” according to the outlet.
As Breitbart News’s John Binder previously reported, in January 2021, Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX), and “11 other members of the House Hispanic Caucus,” filed legislation to end the usage of federal agencies using the term “alien” in reference to noncitizens.
Immigration advocates criticize the term ‘illegal alien’ as being ‘offensive.’
A fact sheet released by the Biden White House in February 2024 referred to illegal aliens as “newcomers” and “people who are in the country.” A statement in the document read, “The bill also includes $1.4 billion for cities and states who are providing critical serves to newcomers, and would expedite work permits for people who are in the country and qualify.”
The Trump administration has now zapped all that language, reverting back to the legal terminology that is used in the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Scoop: ICE returns to calling immigrants “aliens” https://t.co/pNO6ZgbnRZ
“Aliens” doesn’t mean “immigrants”.
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3) — “The term ‘alien’ means any person not a citizen or national of the United States.”
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) January 22, 2025
Report: Trump Brings ‘Aliens’ Back, Deports ‘Newcomers’ https://t.co/5o05z0uKR3
— Steve Ferguson (@lsferguson) January 23, 2025
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