citizen
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Ashouri, a U.S. citizen, spent her childhood frequenting businesses in Westwood, but she no longer feels comfortable there, fearing some sort of altercation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The state does require ID when registering to vote, and residents must swear under penalty of perjury that they are eligible to vote and they are a U.S. citizen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Essa Suleiman, 45, a British citizen who came to the UK from Somalia in the early 1990s, remains in police custody having been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
If the turmoil affects her ability to travel to and from Haiti as an American citizen, she said, the risk is even more dire for TPS holders.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
The mother made no comments to the media, but an uncle had spoken: Tariq was a good student and an upstanding citizen.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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