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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Deputies often stopped residents for traffic violations and turned noncitizens over to ICE, according to rights groups.
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations – one of two law enforcement arms under the ICE umbrella – say their mission during the World Cup goes far beyond deporting unlawful noncitizens.
—Ken Molestina, CBS News, 22 May 2026
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified 11 years after Dred Scott, was drafted to repudiate that decision and to prevent the creation of a hereditary class of noncitizens within the United States.
—Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 18 May 2026
In addition to the previous prerequisites for receiving SSI payments, recipients must also be U.S. citizens or noncitizens in one of the alien classifications granted by the Department of Homeland Security.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
Agents with Homeland Security Investigations – one of two law enforcement arms under the ICE umbrella – say their mission during the World Cup goes far beyond deporting unlawful noncitizens.
—Ken Molestina, CBS News, 22 May 2026
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified 11 years after Dred Scott, was drafted to repudiate that decision and to prevent the creation of a hereditary class of noncitizens within the United States.
—Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 18 May 2026
In addition to the previous prerequisites for receiving SSI payments, recipients must also be U.S. citizens or noncitizens in one of the alien classifications granted by the Department of Homeland Security.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
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“Noncitizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncitizen. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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