Trump Overturns Ban On Words Like ‘Illegal’ & ‘Alien’ – Gives New Guidelines To Border Patrol, ICE

The Trump administration has overturned a Biden-era ban on using words like “illegal” and “alien” when talking about migrants who have crossed the border illegally.

- Those being arrested will now be called "ALIENS" instead of "noncitizen" or undocumented
- Those who are in the country illegally will be called "ILLEGAL ALIENS"

Caleb Vitello, acting director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, announced the change in a memo to employees saying,
“Moving forward, for all communications materials and for internal and external communications, ICE employees are directed to use the lexicon consistent with the Immigration and Nationality Act and the language historically used by the agency,” he wrote.

The move revokes a 2021 policy imposed on the orders of former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that banned “illegal,” “alien” and “assimilation” and ordered employees — including Border Patrol agents and ICE deportation officers — to use “undocumented,” “noncitizen,” “migrant” and “integration” instead.