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illegal immigrant

NOUN
illegal alien
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Even if Kilmar Abrego Garcia is returned to the United States, he will be held as an illegal immigrant and can be deported again because he is member of a foreign criminal gang, they said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 16, 2025

It also means you need to be armed with your rights, whether you are a citizen, a legal resident or an illegal immigrant.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 22, 2025

Although he said he did not have strong views on immigration, he objected to the £10,000 fines lorry drivers like himself can face if an illegal immigrant is found in their vehicle without their knowledge.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2025

That’s why in the Southport case, and faced with an astonishing online rumour mill suggesting the suspect was an illegal immigrant, Merseyside Police clarified that the 17-year-old they’d arrested had been born in Cardiff.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2024

For me that statement is impossible to say because of one little reason: I am an illegal immigrant.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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