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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The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a temporary restraining order that blocked Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to remove any more noncitizens who are in U.S. custody.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Hernandez was one of 238 Venezuelan detainees deported by the Trump administration on March 15 by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which allows the president to deport noncitizens without evidence or a court hearing.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
But his deployments, his wife told CNN, prevented him from seeing the process through, another common obstacle noncitizen service members face.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
At home, his platform is standard fare for the far right: stricter immigration laws, fewer social benefits for noncitizens and limits on dual nationals holding sensitive public jobs.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Hernandez was one of 238 Venezuelan detainees deported by the Trump administration on March 15 by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which allows the president to deport noncitizens without evidence or a court hearing.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
But his deployments, his wife told CNN, prevented him from seeing the process through, another common obstacle noncitizen service members face.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
At home, his platform is standard fare for the far right: stricter immigration laws, fewer social benefits for noncitizens and limits on dual nationals holding sensitive public jobs.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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