The Biden administration has placed sharp new limits on whom ICE can arrest, detain and deport. Under former President Donald Trump, ICE officers and agents had wide latitude to arrest anyone they encountered living in the country illegally, spreading fear and confusion in immigrant communities. But both memos emphasize that agents and officers should begin using the new terminology in internal communications and external correspondence immediately. The new guidance acknowledges that immigration authorities may still use the term when filling out required forms. Inauguration Day: Live Updates On Immigration, Biden Goes Big In Opening Bid To Congress The new guidance mirrors an earlier change in language at U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency in charge of legal immigration. The words we use matter and will serve to further confer that dignity to those in our custody." "We enforce our nation's laws while also maintaining the dignity of every individual with whom we interact. "We set a tone and example for our country and partners across the world," Troy Miller, the top official at Customs and Border Protection, said in his memo.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, part of a broader effort by the Biden administration to roll back the previous administration's hard-line policies and build what they call a more "humane" immigration system. The new guidance is laid out in a pair of detailed memos sent Monday by the heads of U.S.
The terms "illegal alien" and "assimilation" are out - replaced by "undocumented noncitizen" and "integration."
immigration enforcement agencies to change how they talk about immigrants. The Biden administration is ordering U.S. President Biden signs an executive order on immigration in February in the Oval Office.
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