enemy alien
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of enemy alien
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Picasso — who had not previously sought citizenship — may have been motivated by fears of an imminent Spanish-German alliance, which would have classified him as an enemy alien.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2023
He was transferred from an Immigration and Naturalization Service facility in Montana to the center for enemy alien internees in Louisiana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
The British were very lenient towards him, only imprisoning him as an enemy alien for the duration of the war.
From Time ● Feb. 8, 2016
On arrival, he was arrested, interned as an enemy alien and shipped to Douglas, to be housed in Camp P in Hutchinson Square.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2013
Government had investigated his activities; Government had found nothing for which to order his internment as an enemy alien.
From The Crimson Tide A Novel by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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