The agency that oversees immigration services in the United States has announced that it has officially updated its policy to recognize only two biological sexes—male and female—for all immigration-related documentation and benefit requests, which is in line with President Donald Trump’s directive.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced in an April 2 statement that it is rescinding a 2024 policy introduced under President Joe Biden that allowed applicants to select a third gender identity option—“X”—on forms and identity documents.
