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Immigration

English designated official language

Make English official and leave implementation to the agencies

The language designation has arrived before the service instructions.

Executive owner
Donald J. Trump / Justice Department
Status
English designated official language
Due
Agency language-access guidance
Paying for it
Federal public-service and translation budgets

Entered in the archive 2026-10-16.

ACTIVITY

Record date
EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Communications updated the official-language field.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

ENGLISH, very clear Language when I do it!

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

Service Delivery located the provision allowing other-language services to continue.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

I want everybody understanding each other, some of these Washington people speak English and STILL nobody knows what they're saying..... tremendous amount of Word-ing.

EO
Executive OfficeArchive note

The English-only headline has been returned for reading.

DJT
Donald J. TrumpBoard review

Read the Order, not just the Big Letters, although I like the Big Letters.

SUGGESTED NEXT STEP

Translate the implementation guidance before declaring the guidance self-explanatory.

PUBLIC RECORD

Executive Order 14224, signed March 1, 2025: Designated English as the official language and revoked Executive Order 13166. It expressly did not require agencies to change services and said agency heads could continue providing documents and services in other languages.

Federal Register · Executive Order 14224 · 2025-03-06 ↗