arrest alien

Frequency: 7.19.8 per million words

To take a non-citizen into custody by legal authority.

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Examples (10)

  • Border Patrol is authorized to arrest aliens who cross the border illegally.
  • The immigration officers arrested the alien for overstaying his visa.
  • The undocumented alien was arrested during a raid on the factory.
  • Under the new policy, agents will have more power to arrest suspected illegal aliens.
  • The agency has arrested over a hundred aliens in this district since the beginning of the year.
  • Arresting a resident alien requires substantial evidence of a crime.
  • If you are a legal resident alien, they cannot arrest you without a valid warrant.
  • The police had to arrest the alien because he was involved in criminal activities.
  • The government plans to arrest and deport any alien with a criminal record.
  • The directive gave them the authority to arrest any alien found without proper papers.