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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Experts say voter fraud is extremely rare, and very few noncitizens ever slip through the cracks.
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Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The law on this is that a noncitizen gets to elect the country to which they will be deported in the event of an order of removal after a deportation hearing.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
One allows corrections officers at local jails to flag a noncitizen who is arrested to ICE and detain them for 48 hours.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
On an intuitive level, this might make sense, because noncitizens aren’t permitted to vote.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
The law on this is that a noncitizen gets to elect the country to which they will be deported in the event of an order of removal after a deportation hearing.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026
One allows corrections officers at local jails to flag a noncitizen who is arrested to ICE and detain them for 48 hours.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
On an intuitive level, this might make sense, because noncitizens aren’t permitted to vote.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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