ICE orders agents to stop using 'illegal alien'

With President Biden in control, ICE has moved to police its agents’ words, telling them the terms “alien” and “illegal alien” may no longer be used in any documents. Instead, agents have been ordered to use “undocumented” — as in “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual.” David Shaw, acting assistant director of domestic operations at Homeland Security Investigations, said in a memo that the changes were “an effort to align with current guidance and to ensure consistency in reporting.” His order applies to all official documents, memos and even emails. “Migrant” and “refugee” are still allowed, as is “seasonal worker” and “detainee.” But agents were told not to refer to those who sneak illegal immigrants into the country as “alien smuggling.” The new approved term is “human smuggling.” And the word “asylee” is gone, in favor of “asylum seeker.” “These changes should be implemented immediately in all products and correspondence,” Mr. Shaw said in his new memo, which was reviewed by The Washington Times. HSI is the criminal arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...MORE