Instead of “illegal aliens,” the employees of CBP and ICE should instead use “undocumented noncitizen” or “undocumented individual,” according to guidelines set by the Biden administration.
Customs and Border Protection has been sending Mexican and Central American migrants they encounter along the southwestern border back to Mexico in about two hours.
A family representative identified the deceased as Carlos Ernesto Escobar, a diabetic who left El Salvador with his mother and sisters in 1980 and lived in the Los Angeles area.
The president said Tuesday he would put a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press and Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press