illegally

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Kerry Doyle, a deputy general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security in the Biden administration, said she’d never heard of someone being detained at a port of entry on suspicion of voting illegally.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Cumming was named Baltimore’s inspector general in 2018 by then-Mayor Catherine Pugh, who later went to prison for a criminal scheme in which she illegally profited from the sale of self-published children’s books.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Pop star Dua Lipa is suing Samsung over trademark infringement, alleging the South Korean conglomerate illegally used a photo of the star to juice US television sales.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Todd Spitzer has charged at least three parents with allowing their children to ride electric motorcycles illegally, calling the vehicles a “loaded weapon.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

We never told anyone we were here illegally, not even our best friends.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez