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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She was mistakenly processed as a noncitizen after entering the United States during an emergency without access to documentation, her lawyers said.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 June 2026
As many agencies have limited how noncitizens can qualify for programs — like housing subsidies or commercial trucking licenses — the SBA moved to do the same.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 12 June 2026
The data provided to the University of Washington Center for Human Rights includes I-213 records, which are the documents created when immigration officers arrest a noncitizen.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
On the day of his release, ProPublica found, Hernández had in place what’s known as an immigration detainer, a formal request for law enforcement agencies to hold noncitizens for pickup by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 16 June 2026
As many agencies have limited how noncitizens can qualify for programs — like housing subsidies or commercial trucking licenses — the SBA moved to do the same.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 12 June 2026
The data provided to the University of Washington Center for Human Rights includes I-213 records, which are the documents created when immigration officers arrest a noncitizen.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
On the day of his release, ProPublica found, Hernández had in place what’s known as an immigration detainer, a formal request for law enforcement agencies to hold noncitizens for pickup by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 11 June 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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