DOJ Ditches Language Aid Rules for Non-English Speakers
Published Date: 4/15/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is canceling its previous rules that helped protect people who don’t speak English well from discrimination when getting federal money. This change affects anyone who receives federal financial help and means those old rules won’t apply anymore. No new costs or deadlines are coming, but everyone should know the rules are shifting to support English as the official language.
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Rescinds LEP Title VI Protections
The Department of Justice is canceling its Guidance that helped protect people who do not speak English well (limited English proficient persons) from national-origin discrimination when receiving federal financial assistance. The notice says those old guidance rules will no longer apply and that the change is consistent with an Executive Order designating English as the official language of the United States.
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