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Pedro Camacho

DHS Defends Use of Term 'Alien' Over Undocumented Immigrant: "Next Thing You Know You'll Be Calling Burglars 'Undocumented Houseguests"

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (Credit: Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reaffirmed this week that it will continue to use the term "alien" when referring to noncitizens, citing statutory language and rejecting and mocking alternatives such as "undocumented immigrant."

In a post on X, the agency wrote:

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