undocumented immigrant

undocumented immigrant
A foreign-born person who lacks a right to be in the United States, having either entered without inspection (and not subsequently obtained any right to remain) or stayed beyond the expiration date of a visa or other status.
Category: Immigration

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

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