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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Under the plan, FISA, which allows warrantless wiretapping of noncitizens, would be extended for three years, with new oversight guardrails and penalties for abusing the spy tool.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
The Cook County public defender’s office started its own immigration division in 2020 — first to counsel to any noncitizen Cook County resident facing ordinary criminal charges and, starting in 2022, to represent people facing possible removal.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Even conservative-leaning data sources have documented extremely few cases of noncitizen voting over decades, compared to the billions of ballots cast nationwide in that time.
—Katherine “kitty” Donovan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The former small-town Kansas mayor who made national headlines last year when he was charged with voting illegally as a noncitizen has reached a plea agreement that will keep him out of jail.
—Matthew Kelly
april 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
The Cook County public defender’s office started its own immigration division in 2020 — first to counsel to any noncitizen Cook County resident facing ordinary criminal charges and, starting in 2022, to represent people facing possible removal.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Even conservative-leaning data sources have documented extremely few cases of noncitizen voting over decades, compared to the billions of ballots cast nationwide in that time.
—Katherine “kitty” Donovan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
The former small-town Kansas mayor who made national headlines last year when he was charged with voting illegally as a noncitizen has reached a plea agreement that will keep him out of jail.
—Matthew Kelly
april 20, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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