{"id":2210874,"date":"2024-04-01T18:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-an-april-fools-joke-biden-admin-unveils-x-as-third-gender-identity-for-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T18:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:05:33","slug":"not-an-april-fools-joke-biden-admin-unveils-x-as-third-gender-identity-for-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-an-april-fools-joke-biden-admin-unveils-x-as-third-gender-identity-for-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Introduces &#8216;X&#8217; as Third Gender Identity for Immigrants: Not a Prank"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-an-april-fools-joke-biden-admin-unveils-x-as-third-gender-identity-for-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A branch of\u2062 the Department of Homeland Security\u200b in the Biden administration introduced a new\u2064 gender option, &#8220;X,&#8221; for immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship. This\u2064 change, including updates to the N-400 application,\u2063 aims \u2062to be more inclusive. Despite the announcement coinciding with April\u200d Fools&#8217; Day, officials clarified\u2064 it was\u2062 not a joke, sparking mixed reactions online. A department within the Biden administration&#8217;s Department of\u2062 Homeland \u200cSecurity recently introduced a new gender option, &#8220;X,&#8221; for immigrants applying for U.S.\u2062 citizenship. \u200bThis update, which includes\u200d changes to the N-400 application, is a\u200d step towards greater \u200dinclusivity. Although the announcement \u2064was made \u2063on April Fools&#8217; Day, it was\u2062 not a prank, generating diverse responses on social \u2064media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>An agency under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/department-of-homeland-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> (DHS) of the Biden administration announced on Monday a third gender option, \u201cX,\u201d defined as \u201cAnother Gender Identity\u201d for immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/alerts\/uscis-provides-third-gender-option-on-form-n-400\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on its website that the option will appear on the revised N-400 application for naturalization.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also noted that it is updating its policy manual \u201caccordingly to account for this form revision and other forthcoming revisions that will add a third gender option.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Applicants who have a pending form were advised they may request to update their gender.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor all other forms, individuals must wait until USCIS revises those forms to include the X gender option,\u201d the post added.<\/p>\n<p>Because the announcement was made on April Fools\u2019 Day, which falls on April 1 every year, journalists and others posted about how this was not some prank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US agency tasked with handling asylum claims, visas, and citizenship announces it will now offer \u2018X\u2019 as a third gender identity. No, it\u2019s not an April Fools joke,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1774869971103011137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Fox News reporter Bill Melugin.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The US agency tasked with handling asylum claims, visas, and citizenship announces it will now offer \u201cX\u201d as a third gender identity. <br \/>No, it\u2019s not an April Fools joke. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vv3rJpiYAz\">https:\/\/t.co\/vv3rJpiYAz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1774869971103011137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others mocked and criticized the Biden administration for making the change while there are pressing border security issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrossing the border is inclusive,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliBradleyTV\/status\/1774886620417941593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quipped<\/a> NewsNation reporter Ali Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden Administration has just launched a new [campaign] to convert transgender migrants into U.S. citizens,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenM\/status\/1774872250866356398\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Stephen Miller, who served as an adviser to former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) brought up Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-republicans-expand-laken-riley-probe-seeking-immigration-details-on-alleged-murderers-brothers?0=utm_source=ground.news&#038;1=utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegedly murdered<\/a> by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden\u2019s Department of Homeland Security is too busy implementing woke DEI gender policies to protect Americans and secure the border,\u201d Biggs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1774852822556692697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sure Laken Riley\u2019s family is relieved to know that immigrants can now register as \u2018Gender X,&#8217;\u201d he added. \u201cClose the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has taken other steps toward integrating gender ideology over the years.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, the State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-rolls-out-gender-neutral-passports-americans-can-now-identify-as-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rolled out<\/a> passports in which U.S. citizens could select \u201cX\u201d as their gender instead of male or female.<\/p>\n<p>DHS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2022\/03\/31\/dhs-announces-new-measures-better-serve-transgender-non-binary-and-gender-non\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> reforms that it said were meant to \u201cbetter serve\u201d transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming Americans, such as accepting \u201cX\u201d as a gender marker for TSA PreCheck applications.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-admin-stands-by-transgender-day-of-visibility-on-easter-amid-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faced backlash<\/a> when it celebrated \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d because its usual date of March 31 fell on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A branch of the DHS in the Biden administration revealed a new gender option, &#8220;X,&#8221; labeled as &#8220;Another Gender Identity,&#8221; for immigrants pursuing U.S. citizenship. 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