DHS Secretary: We No Longer Use the Term ‘Illegal Alien’
‘We have changed the language that we use to refer to migrants who arrive in the United States’
Sep 10, 2021 7:00 AM
By Grabien Staff
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MAYORKAS: "— to our commitment to respect the dignity of every individual. We have changed the language that we use to refer to migrants who arrive in the United States and seek relief and who do not have yet lawful presence. We do not use the term 'illegal alien' unless we are referring to that defined term in the statute itself, whether we are quoting from the statute or referring directly to it."
