President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing English as America’s official language is being implemented by the Justice Department.
The Justice Department announced Monday it will lead a coordinated effort across federal agencies to minimize nonessential multilingual services, redirect resources toward English-language education and assimilation, and ensure legal compliance with the executive order through targeted measures where necessary.
“English is the official language of the United States,” Attorney General Pam Bondi in her department’s release. “The Department of Justice will lead the effort to codify the President’s Executive Order and eliminate wasteful virtue-signaling policies across government agencies to promote assimilation over division.”
Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general, said establishing English as the official language will help unify the country and make federal operations more efficient.
“The Department of Justice ensures that while we respect linguistic diversity, our federal resources will prioritize English proficiency to empower new Americans and strengthen civic unity,” she said.
The guidance issued by the department removes extensive translation services and deprioritizes multilingualism over English proficiency.
“Implementing the Executive Order will enhance social and economic integration, offer new Americans a vital pathway for civic engagement, and further bind Americans together with a shared language,” the Justice Department said in the release.
Trump’s executive order rescinded an executive order from President Bill Clinton in 2000 that directed agencies to enhance access to federal programs for people with limited English proficiency and required tailored guidance for recipients of federal funding.
The Justice Department said this order led to a straining of federal resources and impeding the assimilation of new Americans.
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