green card
Example Sentences
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While earlier cases primarily involved ICE pursuing immigrants with final deportation orders, the arrests now involve people with expired visas but another form of legal status pending, such as a green card or asylum application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
One man in Los Angeles wanted to apply for a green card and paid $6,000 to someone posing as a lawyer in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
When a US judge ruled that Benjamin, a Nigerian green card holder married to an American citizen, was entitled to torture protections, he was looking forward to reuniting with his family.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Lau that immigration officers can now deport and deny lawful permanent residents — green card holders — entry into the country if they reasonably believe that the residents have committed a crime involving “moral turpitude.”
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
This wasn't a lie exactly, but the real reason I wasn't a citizen was that you had to have a green card for five years before you could become one.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
