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🗣️Feds order all agencies to eliminate non-English services

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The Justice Department told all federal agencies on July 30, 2025, to eliminate "non-essential" services in languages other than English. Social Security applications, emergency alerts, Medicare forms—everything goes English-only. Millions of legal residents and U.S. citizens who aren't fluent in English will lose access to services their taxes pay for.

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Why This Matters

Your elderly immigrant neighbors lose Social Security they paid into for decades

English-only forms create artificial barriers for legal residents and naturalized citizens.

People die in emergencies when warnings come in English only

Hurricane evacuations and chemical spill alerts become death sentences for non-English speakers.

Legal immigrants pay taxes but get locked out of programs they fund

Green card holders subsidize government services they can no longer access due to language barriers.

File ADA complaints for language discrimination at every affected agency

Courts recognize language barriers as disability issues—flood agencies with accessibility lawsuits.

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According to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (March 4, 2025), how many U.S. residents ages five and older speak English less than “very well” and are thus directly affected by Executive Order 14224 (Designating English as the Official Language of the United States, March 1, 2025), and how many years elapsed between the issuance of Executive Order 13166 (Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency, August 11, 2000) and its revocation by EO 14224?

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On what date did President Trump sign Executive Order 14224—Designating English as the Official Language of the United States?

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2018–2022 5-year estimates (Table B16001_005E), how many Americans age 5 and older speak English less than “very well” and fall under the Department of Justice’s July 14, 2025 guidance to minimize non-essential multilingual services under Executive Order 14224? ([census.gov](https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/language-at-home-acs-5-year.html), [justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-guidance-implementing-president-trumps-executive-order?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

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4

Which Clinton-era executive order, signed on August 11, 2000, requiring federal agencies to improve access to programs for persons with limited English proficiency, was rescinded by President Trump’s Executive Order 14224 on March 1, 2025?

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On July 14, 2025, what did Attorney General Pamela Bondi order federal agencies to do regarding multilingual services?

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6

As of July 2025, how many U.S. states have enacted legislation—either by statute or constitutional amendment—designating English as their official state language?

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Following the Department of Justice’s July 14, 2025 guidance directing federal agencies to minimize non-essential multilingual services under Executive Order 14224 (Designating English as the Official Language of the United States), what steps should state governments take to maintain meaningful language access for limited English proficient residents? (Executive Order 14224 (March 1, 2025); Justice Department Guidance (July 14, 2025))

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Under Executive Order 14224 – Designating English as the Official Language of the United States (March 1, 2025) – which federal services risk losing non-English language assistance?

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Arrange the following events in chronological order to illustrate how federal language policy shifted under President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14224: A. President Trump signs Executive Order 14224, designating English as the official language of the United States (March 1, 2025). B. The Department of Justice rescinds its 2002 Limited English Proficiency Guidance via Federal Register notice 2025-06366 (April 15, 2025). C. Attorney General Pamela Bondi issues DOJ guidance directing federal agencies to minimize non-essential multilingual services (July 14, 2025). D. The DOJ Civil Rights Division suspends the LEP.gov portal pending internal review (July 17, 2025). E. The IRS announces plans to phase out translations for over 100 tax forms following DOJ guidance (July 24, 2025).

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Does Executive Order No. 14224 (Designating English as the Official Language of the United States), signed by President Trump on March 1, 2025, ban federal agencies from providing any services in languages other than English? ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/designating-english-as-the-official-language-of-the-united-states/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

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