noncitizen

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Recent Examples of noncitizen Department of Justice attorney Ethan Kanter continued that argument July 21, saying noncitizens do not have First Amendment rights to the same extent as U.S. citizens. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 23 July 2025 The Supreme Court has already held that noncitizens in the United States have the same First Amendment rights as citizens in several contexts. Zach Montague, New York Times, 22 July 2025 There's no evidence of such a scheme, and state audits have found noncitizen votes to be rare. Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 16 July 2025 As the Administration’s efforts to restrict immigration and deport noncitizens continued in the months that followed, Reuveni defended the authority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to turn up at court hearings to arrest undocumented immigrants. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncitizen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncitizen
Noun
  • Since the alien is believed to be a dog and is captured and put into a pound, he is adopted by Lilo.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The aliens rapidly took over, with humans relegated to small safe zones.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One of the reasons Americans and foreigners invest in the U.S. is, of course, the size and dynamism of the U.S. economy.
    Robert Hormats, Time, 12 Aug. 2025
  • In cities like Tirana and coastal towns like Vlorë, there’s also a growing number of foreigners putting down roots.
    Cepee Tabibian, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But using military infrastructure to detain civilians, many of whom came here through legal pathways like asylum, humanitarian parole, and other refugee statuses, erodes the boundary between national defense and domestic enforcement.
    Chris Purdy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
  • That’s why it’s being featured in her latest tour with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprising 74 musicians, all Ukrainian, including recent refugees and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.
    Olivia Giovetti, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • As discussed in my previous Forbes article, covered expatriates involuntarily stripped of citizenship face a mark-to-market tax on unrealized gains and U.S. recipients of gifts or inheritances from them at any future date face significant transfer taxes.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • In cities with large Norwegian communities, such as London, Seattle, and throughout the Midwest in the United States, expatriates and descendants of Norwegian immigrants come together to honor their heritage.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncitizen. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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