New requirement comes as border agents are bracing for historic surges of illegal migrants
Battered by COVID-19, waves of illegal immigrants and fears of even larger surges ahead, Customs and Border Protection officers have a new burden: they must now be sure to use proper pronouns for LGBTQI migrants.
The new requirement was included Thursday at the bottom of a much larger announcement by the Homeland Security Department concerning changes instituted on International Trans Day of Visibility.
"Facilitating effective communication at U.S. ports of entry and beyond: CBP has provided a job aid and memorandum to all staff that will serve as a guide for facilitating effective communication with the diverse public CBP serves, including LGBTQI individuals," the agency said.
I "The guidance includes using gender-neutral language and an individual's self-identified pronouns and name," it added.
CPB's requirements came as a Biden Administration made sweeping actions across numerous agencies to create new accommodations for transgender and non-binary people.
The State Department on Thursday announced that US Citizens will be able to choose "X" as their gender rather than "Male" or "Female" on their passports Meanwhile, the Transportation Security Administration on Thursday morning announced new standards for screening transgender, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming airline passengers at airport checkpoints.
The agency said the changes are to "Improve the screening experience for all passengers" and announced them on International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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