US immigration will only recognize 2 genders going forward
The agency announced that it is «updating the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify that it only recognizes two biological sexes.»
«President Trump promised the American people a revolution of common sense, and that includes making sure that the policy of the U.S. government agrees with simple biological reality,» Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement.
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«Proper management of our immigration system is a matter of national security, not a place to promote and coddle an ideology that permanently harms children and robs real women of their dignity, safety, and well-being,» she added.
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The agency said the policy change is being made following an executive order that President Donald Trump signed on the day of his inauguration, titled «Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.»
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«Under this guidance, USCIS considers a person’s sex as that which is generally evidenced on the birth certificate issued at or nearest to the time of birth,» according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. «If the birth certificate issued at or nearest to the time of birth indicates a sex other than male or female, USCIS will base the determination of sex on
