ICE agents instructed to stop using term ‘illegal alien’ in any work-related documents: Report

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have reportedly been ordered to stop using the terms “alien” or “illegal aliens” in any documents.

In a memo sent by a Department of Homeland Security official, ICE agents were instructed to use the term “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual” instead of “illegal alien,” according to a report from the Washington Times.

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