security risk
noun
1
: someone who could damage an organization by giving information to an enemy or competitor
2
: someone or something that is a risk to safety
Any package left unattended will be deemed a security risk.
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The law authorizes the president to deport, detain or place restrictions on individuals whose primary allegiance is to a foreign power and who might pose a national security risk in wartime.
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Luc Cohen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
On April 11, a different immigration judge in Louisiana – where Khalil is currently detained – ruled that he could be deported for being a national security risk.
—Erin Corcoran, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
On Friday, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that Khalil can be deported as a national security risk.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Luc Cohen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
On April 11, a different immigration judge in Louisiana – where Khalil is currently detained – ruled that he could be deported for being a national security risk.
—Erin Corcoran, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
What To Know Thursday's ruling by Hollander was in response to a case brought against DOGE by a coalition of labor unions and retirees who argued giving the new body access to Social Security data breached privacy and was a security risk.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
On Friday, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that Khalil can be deported as a national security risk.
—Holly Ramer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Security risk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20risk. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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