The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is amending visa policies to prevent trans women athletes from participating in women's sports, following a new directive from the Department for Homeland Security. This change aligns with Executive Order 14201, which describes trans women in sports as posing unfair competition and endangering women's rights. The policy aims to withdraw support for programs that jeopardize female athletic opportunities, labeling such competition as humiliating and unsafe. Additionally, the USCIS will no longer recognize male athletes transitioning to compete in women's categories as engaging in their extraordinary abilities.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will update visa policies to restrict trans women athletes from competing in women's sports, amid a broader anti-trans agenda.
The Department for Homeland Security issued guidance to align with an executive order declaring trans women's sports participation to be unfair and discriminatory.
The executive order aims to rescind funds from educational programs that undermine women's sports opportunities, labeling such participation as dangerous and humiliating.
USCIS will not consider a male athlete gaining acclaim in men's sports and entering women's sports as continuing work in their area of extraordinary ability.
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