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illegal alien

noun as in (offensive) foreigner in country without permission

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"How this illegal alien was hired without work authorisation, a final order of removal, and a prior weapons charge is beyond comprehension and should alarm the parents of that school district," he added.

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“All people in ICE custody receive medical, dental and mental health intake screening within 12 hours of arriving at each detention facility, a full health assessment within 14 days of entering ICE custody or arrival at a facility, access to medical appointments and 24-hour emergency care. At no time during detention is a detained illegal alien denied emergent care.”

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“They did not say one illegal alien,” Ortega said.

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Department of Homeland Security, which called him a “depraved illegal alien who should have never been in this country,” in a post on X earlier this year.

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“No one hires an illegal alien out of the goodness of their heart. They hire them because they can work them harder, pay them less, undercut the competition that hires U.S. citizen employees.”

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