The Biden Homeland Security Department\u2019s new pronoun rules for illegal immigrants is getting lambasted by the union for border patrol agents as an unnecessary distraction during the nation\u2019s border and fentanyl crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) memo obtained by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project and made public last week imposed new requirements on an already stretched thin team of border patrol agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDO NOT use ‘he, him, she, her’ pronouns until you have more information about, or provided by, the individual,” the memo instructed agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brandon Judd, the president of the National Border Patrol Council, confirmed to Just the News that the memo was sent to agents and he considered the requirement to be an unnecessary distraction for an agency swamped by millions of illegal immigrants under President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can’t be worrying about whether we’re going to hurt somebody’s feelings,\u201d Judd told the Just the News, No Noise television show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow we have to be cognizant of their civil rights. But this is not a civil rights issue. This is simply a matter of preference. And, and, you know, again, taking the time to deal with that rather than deal with the actual laws that were supposed to be enforcing. This is the woke mob.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has defended the department\u2019s new gender identity policies, insisting they are aimed at \u201censuring that everyone, regardless of gender identity, is treated with respect\u201d and are part of a \u201cwhole-of-government effort to promote equity and inclusion\u201d in government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n