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Supreme Court use of 'alien' term

The Supreme Court's use of the term 'alien' in major opinions and its implications on immigration jurisprudence.

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Jan 31, 2026
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What Supreme Court decisions have discussed the phrase 'illegal alien' or related immigration terminology?

has used and implicitly endorsed the statutory term “alien” and has, on occasion, used the adjective “illegal” in major opinions — most clearly in where the Court treated “illegal aliens” as “persons”...

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