unlawfully

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But if immigrants who were present in the U.S. unlawfully leave, they could face anywhere from a three-year to a lifetime ban on returning, putting a green card out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Campaigner Sherrie Smith, who founded Gypsy and Travellers Essex, pointed out that people felt they had no choice but to build plots unlawfully and then seek retrospective planning permission later.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“In so far as representatives and judges do not follow the law, no one is required to yield them anything so unlawfully ordered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Vasquez is seeking damages “in the form of unpaid wages, meal and rest period premium pay, unreimbursed business expenses, unpaid sick leave, and all other compensation unlawfully withheld.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

As one Query admitted with Unanimity was, "Are any concerned in buying or vending Goods unlawfully imported, or prize Goods?"

From John Woolman's Journal by Woolman, John