naturalized citizen

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In 2008, Gorka moved to the United States with his American wife, also a counterterrorism specialist, and eventually became a naturalized citizen — “a legal immigrant,” as he is introduced at events.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

After more than 20 years living undocumented in the U.S., the Mexico-born activist became a naturalized citizen last May.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Consider John, a red-in-the-face Englishman in a Broncos cap, who, despite being a naturalized citizen, refused to give me his last name out of fear of deportation.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2025

But what’s evident is that Keisaburo prized his American identity and eventually became a naturalized citizen.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024

It has secured, for the first time in our history, the rights of a naturalized citizen to protection against claims of military duty in his native country.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John