unauthorized
adjective
un·au·tho·rized
ˌən-ˈȯ-thə-ˌrīzd 
: not authorized : without authority or permission
an unauthorized biography
unauthorized communications
was unauthorized to act for her husband
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As the department's new head, Noem is expected to play a central role in enacting Trump's campaign promise to deport unauthorized immigrants en masse.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Experts said that immigrants had every reason to worry because the memo turned hundreds of thousands of people who have been in the country lawfully into unauthorized immigrants.
—Gabriel V. Cárdenas, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S stood at 11 million in 2022, according to a July 2024 report by think tank the Pew Research Center which made estimates based on the 2022 American Community Survey, the most recent available.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Since then, the number of employees flagged through E-Verify dropped, with just 0.1% deemed unauthorized to work in 2016.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Experts said that immigrants had every reason to worry because the memo turned hundreds of thousands of people who have been in the country lawfully into unauthorized immigrants.
—Gabriel V. Cárdenas, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The unauthorized immigrant population in the U.S stood at 11 million in 2022, according to a July 2024 report by think tank the Pew Research Center which made estimates based on the 2022 American Community Survey, the most recent available.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Since then, the number of employees flagged through E-Verify dropped, with just 0.1% deemed unauthorized to work in 2016.
—Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Unauthorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unauthorized. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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