green card

Example Sentences

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She had not yet received the green card when Billy died suddenly in January, leaving her immigration status unclear.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He was detained by immigration authorities upon his release in November 2024, and his green card was revoked after an immigration judge ordered his deportation due to his felony conviction.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

She became a green card holder in 2023, according to Bis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

One plaintiff who sued, according to a court filing last year, is a Taiwanese woman with a student visa who had lived in the U.S. for 12 years and was applying for a green card.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

We'd filed to get a green card through my uncle in 1985, and after a thirteen-year waiting period, my sister was about to get kicked off our application.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi