A NEW term has been designated for non-US citizens by the Transportation Security Administration.
TSA officialswill now be required to refer to non-US citizens as “aliens” under a change made on Friday.
Prior to the addition of “alien” to TSA vocabulary, which was approved by Homeland Security SecretaryKristi Noem, agents called foreign visitors non-US citizens.
The added term alignsTSA’s regulatory languagewith statutory terms and definitions in the Immigration and Nationality Act.”
The Immigration and Nationality Act was enacted in 1952 and established the framework for legal entry into the US.
The act falls under Title 8 of the U.S. Code, which covers “Aliens and Nationality.”
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The term “alien” refers to a person who is not a US citizen.
Foreigners have been referred to as aliens consistently throughout Trump’s presidency.
Source: Drudge Report
