noncitizen
noun
non·cit·i·zen
ˌnän-ˈsi-tə-zən 
also
-sən
: a person who is not a citizen
the only noncitizen in town
—often used before another nounnoncitizen students
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The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified 11 years later, was drafted to repudiate that decision and to prevent the creation of a hereditary class of noncitizens within the United States.
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James Sample, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
But all three have also indicated some level of support for having federal immigration officials remove noncitizens with prior convictions for violent crimes from the community.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The House unanimously passed legislation this week to bar noncitizens involved with the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel from being allowed into the United States or be permitted to remain in this country if already here.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The state and New Orleans had seen growth in their Latino and immigrant populations since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when citizens and noncitizens arrived to clean and restore the city and surrounding areas.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
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James Sample, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
But all three have also indicated some level of support for having federal immigration officials remove noncitizens with prior convictions for violent crimes from the community.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
The House unanimously passed legislation this week to bar noncitizens involved with the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel from being allowed into the United States or be permitted to remain in this country if already here.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Dec. 2025
The state and New Orleans had seen growth in their Latino and immigrant populations since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when citizens and noncitizens arrived to clean and restore the city and surrounding areas.
—Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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