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Recent Examples of noncitizen
The judge on Thursday extended her original order mandating that the government ensure that every noncitizen held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building be given the opportunity to contact an attorney within one hour of their detention.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Carrillo was also charged with illegally possessing a gun as a noncitizen, while Diaz is accused of unlawfully possessing ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 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
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Carrillo was also charged with illegally possessing a gun as a noncitizen, while Diaz is accused of unlawfully possessing ammunition.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncitizen
Noun
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All praise to the blue alien for showing her the light!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Salazar-Cruz faces the most serious charges, including multiple counts of firearms possession as an unlawful alien, numerous drug trafficking counts, firearms trafficking offenses and possession of unregistered weapons, according to court records.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Almost all the roughly 2,300 residents of Roj are foreigners.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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Kataib Hezbollah has been accused of kidnapping other foreigners.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Born in London to Hungarian refugees who fled their homeland during the 1956 revolution, Hilton grew up in a household without much money.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Fort Worth school district’s Board of Managers will vote on whether to close International Newcomers Academy — a sixth-through-ninth-grade school that offers specialized academic instruction for refugees and immigrants — during a board meeting Tuesday, April 28.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What were her feelings about being an expatriate in the years after the Civil War?—
Tyehimba Jess,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The city’s gravitational pull operates differently, and more powerfully, for the billions in the Global South than for the few Western expatriates who fled at the first missile alert.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizen. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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