Biden overhaul makes immigration agency mission statement more 'inclusive'

The Biden administration has amended the mission statement of a federal immigration agency to make it more inclusive-sounding and to strip away Trump administration language focused on security.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services debuted a new mission statement Wednesday that reads: “USCIS upholds America’s promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.” The Department of Homeland Security agency is responsible for processing applications for admission from non-U.S. citizens and hearing initial asylum claims from migrants who illegally enter the country.