citizen
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A year ago, Garcia Venegas was filming his brother’s arrest during a raid on their coastal Alabama construction site when he was tackled by agents, who ignored his pleas that he was a citizen.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
“Radio was hollowed out by the corporations, before its utility to the American citizen ended,” Socolow said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Abrego Garcia, who is married to an American citizen and has been living in Maryland for years, illegally came to the US from El Salvador when he was a teenager.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
How the Founders’ redefinition of what it meant to be a free citizen echoed down the decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Once you receive your green card, you have to wait five years before you can apply to become an American citizen.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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