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There has been a shift in the language that the U.S. Department of Justice is using in its press releases and official announcements, and its not sitting well with some. The DOJ, under the leadership of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, has begun using the term illegal aliens to refer to immigrants who do not have the proper paperwork to be in the United States. Last week, in announcing stricter rules for so-called sanctuary cities, a DOJ announcement said, So-called sanctuary policies make all of us less safe because they intentionally undermine our laws and protect illegal aliens who have committed crimes.

The DOJ also sent this press release out last month:

Advocates point to the 2012 Supreme Court ruling in which Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote,As a general rule, it is not a crime for a movable alien to remain in the United States.

In conservative circles, the term illegal immigrant is frequently used in the immigration battle. President Donald Trump has used the term repeatedly on Twitter during his term, and on the campaign trail.

I think this cuts to the heart of the debate over sanctuary cities and to what extent local law enforcement should cooperate with immigration authorities. Important legal nuances are reflected in words we use. A detainee is not a prisoner, for instance, wrote Ted Slowik in a recent opinion piece for The Chicago Tribune.

We reached out to the Department of Justice to find out more about why the decision was made.

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