Nation New York City bans discriminatory use of ‘illegal alien,’ with violators subject to fines up to $250K October 1, 2019October 2, 2019Jordan Culver, USA TODAYComments Off on New York City bans discriminatory use of ‘illegal alien,’ with violators subject to fines up to $250K The New York City Human Rights Law has new guidance that states derogatory use of the term 'illegal alien' could lead to a $250,000 fine.