CBP Apprehends ‘Undocumented’ Aliens with Documents ... Again
But this time document fraud warning dropped from press release
By Robert Law on November 1, 2021
The Biden administration’s decision to inject the preferred language of amnesty advocates into official government parlance has forced the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into linguistic gymnastics in an attempt to comply.
For example, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) then-Acting Director Tracy Renaud issued a memorandum in February banning the statutory word "alien" (defined as “any person not a citizen or national of the United States”) and replacing it with “noncitizen”. Her memo is forced to acknowledge the obvious fact that “alien” and “noncitizen” are not interchangeable under our immigration laws by writing that the guidance “does not affect legal, policy or other operational documents, including forms, where using terms (i.e., applicant, petitioner, etc.) as defined by the INA would be the most appropriate." Further clarification is buried in a footnote that reads, “Use noncitizen except when citing statute or regulation, or in a Form I-862, Notice to Appear, or Form I-863, Notice of Referral to Immigration Judge."
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) press office in the Laredo, Texas, border sector seems to be having some fun with the immigration newspeak. In a June 4 press release titled, “Laredo Sector Border Patrol Arrested Undocumented Individuals with Fake Documents”, we learned that in four separate incidents a total of eight illegal aliens presented a total of 11 fraudulent documents. A September 15 press release similarly titled “Laredo Sector Border Patrol Arrested Undocumented Individuals with Fraudulent Documents” reveals that “agents discovered three undocumented individuals who presented fraudulent U.S. passport cards.” Neither press release explains how CBP was able to identify the name, age, and country of origin of these apprehended illegal aliens. But if each was in possession of legal identity documents from their home countries, that would amount to at least 25 total documents.
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